The 2002 R-Vision Trail Bay 5000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 368 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the trailer hitches. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TRAILER HITCHES03V0130002003-01-07368 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AN UPPER DECK PIN BOX, THE FRONT SECTION OF THE UPPER DECK AT THE PIN BOX AREA HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE FLEXING.
Consequence
THIS EXCESSIVE FLEXIBILITY CAN CAUSE THE CRACKING OF THE SURROUNDING FRAME AND POTENTIALLY LOOSEN OR SEVER THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FIFTH WHEEL AND THE TOWING VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETRO FIT KIT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 18, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT R-VISION AT 1-574-268-2111.
Complaints by component
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
2
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 r-vision trail bay 5000. The contact stated that she was unable to connect the trailer to the vehicle. As of october 1, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. She stated that there was a crack in the welding of the pin box. The manufacturer stated that her vin…”
“The dealer informed consumer, they did not have the equipment or a certified welding technician to perform recall 03v013000, even though an appointment was made well in advance. *jb”
“Consumer called complaining about having axle problems. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that the vehicle had a manufacturing design flaw on axle.*ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 R-Vision Trail Bay 5000 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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