Carefree: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 5 equipment recall campaigns for Carefree. NHTSA received the reports from 1996 to 2023. The campaigns have 20,828 units in total. The newest campaign is 23E096000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Dec 2023.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 20,828 units in total.

23E096000Received 21 Dec 2023. 8,115 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Carefree Of Colorado (Carefree) is recalling certain Freestyle Gearbox Housing part number: 015933-001. The gearbox may develop cracks, causing the awning to extend unintentionally.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An awning extending unintentionally during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Carefree will provide additional support for the internal components of the Gearbox Housing, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 6, 2024. Owners may contact Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 22E-094.
Products named: Carefree.
Report filed by Carefree Of Colorado.
22E094000Received 7 Nov 2022. 8,000 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Carefree of Colorado (Carefree) is recalling certain Freestyle Gearbox Housing part number: 015933-002. The gearbox may develop cracks, causing the awning to extend unintentionally.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An awning extending unintentionally during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Carefree will provide additional support for the internal components of the Gearbox Housing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2023. Owners may contact Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
Products named: Carefree.
Report filed by Carefree Of Colorado. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jan 2023.
14E078000Received 17 Nov 2014. 1,146 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Carefree of Colorado (Carefree) is recalling certain Latitude Awnings styles GX and G manufactured April 10, 2014, to November 4, 2014. The awnings were supplied to various vehicle manufacturers as original equipment for use in manufacturing new motorhomes. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be notified by their vehicle manufacturer with instructions on how to obtain the free remedy. Owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer for more information or they may contact Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
Products named: Carefree Awning.
Report filed by Carefree Of Colorado. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Nov 2014.
14E065000Received 13 Nov 2014. 759 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Carefree Of Colorado (Carefree) is recalling certain Latitude awnings, styles GX and GW, manufactured August 7, 2014, to October 3, 2014. The mounting brackets of the affected awnings may crack, and the awnings may fall.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If an awning falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under the awning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Carefree has notified owners, and dealers will replace the mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2014. Owners may contact Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
Products named: Carefree Awning.
Report filed by Carefree Of Colorado. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Nov 2014.
96E003000Received 26 Feb 1996. 2,808 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The awning for the slide-out room of recreational vehicles can unfurl or unroll during transit causing the bracket to rip free of the sidewall of the vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The awning could break loose while the vehicle is in motion resulting in a vehicle accident and personal injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install arm locks, anti-billow studs and brackets as well as wind deflectors on these awnings.
Products named: Carefree Awning.
Report filed by CAREFREE OF COLORADO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Jun 1996.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Carefree equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2014, with 2 campaigns.

Carefree: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment		4
Unknown or Other		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Awning3

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Carefree: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/carefree/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: Carefree Of Colorado.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Carefree products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Awning
How many units does a Carefree equipment campaign have?: The median Carefree campaign has 2,808 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Carefree campaigns name most often?: Equipment, in 4 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.