2017 Grand Design Solitude: recalls and complaints

Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.

Key facts

  • The 2017 Grand Design Solitude has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
  • No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
  • 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
  • NHTSA holds 10 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
  • The latest campaign was received on January 28, 2022, 1,695 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
  • RV class: Fifth wheel. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Winnebago Industries (high confidence).

NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns in total: 2 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.

Campaigns that list the 2017 Grand Design Solitude
CampaignReceivedComponentSummaryRemedy (official text)TypeSources
22V038000 January 28, 2022 Equipment: Appliance
Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2013-2021 Momentum, Solitude, and Reflection recreational vehicles. A 110-volt wire in the refrigerator cabinet may be improperly secured, which could result in the wire…
Dealers will inspect and replace any damaged wiring, and properly secure the wires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 21, 2022. Owners…
Vehicle Full notice
NHTSA
20V523000 August 28, 2020 Equipment: Appliance
Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Solitude recreational trailers. The liquid propane (LP) supply line that runs through the exterior lower refrigerator compartment may contact the burner tube of…
Grand Design will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the LP supply line for damage, replacing it as necessary. All lines in the vicinity of the burner tube will be…
Vehicle Full notice
NHTSA

Complaints by component

10 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 10 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.

Complaint components for the 2017 Grand Design Solitude
Component categoryComplaintsShareBar
Service Brakes440%
Suspension440%
Structure330%
Unknown or Other110%
Wheels110%

Complaint excerpts

The 5 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).

The contact owns a 2017 Grand Design Solitude. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the contact became aware of a gap in the corner of the RV overhang, in the transition to the vehicle upper deck down to the lower deck. The contact became aware of movement underneath the fiberglass. Additionally, the contact stated that the bedroom doors were stuck, but upon setting the RV down on the jack stands, the doors became functional. There were several cracks in the aluminum frame and in the welds. The contact had contacted a welder, who performed welding on the defective areas. …

ODI 11706718 · incident February 1, 2024 · filed December 23, 2025 · Structure

The steel Frame of the 5th wheel trailer developed broken welds and cracked metal tubing. This information should be included in the following current investigation. ODI PE24029

ODI 11633748 · incident January 2, 2025 · filed January 2, 2025 · Structure, Suspension, Unknown or Other

The contact owns a 2017 Grand Design Solitude RV. The contact stated that while driving, the rear axle suspension separated from vehicle. The contacted noticed that the rear axle shifted three inches towards the driver’s side. The vehicle was taken to a rest stop where an independent mechanic replaced the left and right leaf springs. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

ODI 11434056 · incident September 12, 2021 · filed September 23, 2021 · Suspension

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GRAND DESIGN SOLITUDE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE REAR WALL OF THE TRAILER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RATCHET STRAPPED THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR WALL ONTO THE SIDEWALL OF THE RV AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RV NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE …

ODI 11415522 · incident April 29, 2021 · filed May 7, 2021 · Structure

BOUGHT NEW, AFTER 6 MONTHS OF USE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE LIPPERT AXLES ON THE COACH HAD FAILURE ON THE SEALS AND COATED THE BRAKES WITH GREASE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 16,000 TRAILER WITH NO BRAKES. LIPPERT KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL OF THE TRAILERS WITH THEIR AXLES. MOST OF THE GRAND DESIGN COACHES ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM

ODI 11071988 · incident November 25, 2017 · filed February 9, 2018 · Service Brakes

Chassis

Towable RVs have no chassis maker, so no chassis recalls apply.

NHTSA investigations

Investigations that list this model year
Action numberSubjectOpenedClosedCampaign
PE24029Frame Flex on Grand Design Fifth Wheel Recreational TrailersOctober 9, 2024open or not statednone

Canadian notices

Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.

No Transport Canada notice in this dataset lists this model year.

Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.

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