The 2017 Vanleigh Vilano has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,893 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION19V5880002019-08-121,808 affected
Defect
Vanleigh RV (Vanleigh) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Vilano and Beacon fifth wheel recreational trailers. The suspension shackles may be too short, causing them to fail.
Consequence
Failure of the suspension shackle may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Vanleigh will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing shackles with longer ones, free of charge. The recall began August 30, 2019. Owners may contact Vanleigh customer service at 1-662-612-4040.
TIRES17V3450002017-05-26815 affected
Defect
VanLeigh RV (VanLeigh) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Vilano fifth-wheel recreational trailers. Because the winch that supports the spare tire may not be properly fastened to the trailer, the trailer's spare tire could fall off while unit is in motion.
Consequence
If the spare tire falls off while the unit is in motion, it may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
VanLeigh will notify owners, and dealers will secure the spare tire winch with the correct fasteners, free of charge. The recall began on July 10, 2017. Owners may contact VanLeigh customer service at 1-662-612-4040. VanLeigh's number for this recall is VL-101.
EQUIPMENT17V1830002017-03-15270 affected
Defect
VanLeigh RV (VanLeigh) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Vilano fifth-wheel recreational trailers, models 325RL and 365RL. These vehicles have a Federal Placard that indicates incorrect tire and load range information, possibly resulting in the vehicle being overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…
Consequence
If the vehicle is overloaded it can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
VanLeigh will notify owners and will send them a corrected Federal Placard label, free of charge. The recall began on April 20, 2017. Owners may contact VanLeigh customer service at 1-662-612-4040.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
2
SUSPENSION
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2019 ford f-450 equipped with a 2017 vanleigh rv. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, and going over train tracks she observed abnormal shaking. The contact stated that a friend following the rv observed both right wheels smoking. The vehicle was…”
“Large number of vanleigh vilano owners are reporting issues with the spring leaf suspension, with major breaks in the steel and linkage between the springs. Appears to be a defect in the steel used in producing these spring leafs. This issue has been reappearing with the 2017 vanleigh vilano model…”
“Leaf spring broke. On highway traveling and noticed wheels no right on trailer . Stopped and tires on double axle were touching. Underneath saw leaf spring broke . Weight of trailer is over the 7000 lb springs on suspension . Lippert mfg will send repair out to replace. Road repair told us he has…”
“Leaf spring broke. On highway traveling and noticed wheels no right on trailer . Stopped and tires on double axle were touching. Underneath saw leaf spring broke . Weight of trailer is over the 7000 lb springs on suspension . Lippert mfg will send repair out to replace. Road repair told us he has…”
“Leaf spring broke. On highway traveling and noticed wheels no right on trailer . Stopped and tires on double axle were touching. Underneath saw leaf spring broke . Weight of trailer is over the 7000 lb springs on suspension . Lippert mfg will send repair out to replace. Road repair told us he has…”
“The electric hot water heater failed. An inspector of the unit said that it was a wonder the failure did not cause a fire. This is a 2017 van leigh vilano 375rl 5th wheel recreational vehicle in which we live.”
“7-way cord including brakes are fused off of the circuit breaker. When break away is activated it can blow this 20 amp fuse and terminate the power to the 7-way cord and break away. In a break away situation from the tow vehicle this would cause the break away switch to not activate and not stop…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Vanleigh Vilano as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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