Recall Register

2025 Brinkley RV Model Z: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2025 Brinkley RV Model Z. The newest campaign is 26V334000. NHTSA received the report on 22 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V334000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the shock bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owners may contact Brinkley's customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2602. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 28, 2026.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 8,209 units in total.

  • 26V334000Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs
  • 25V497000Electrical System / Wiring
  • 25V286000Structure / Body / Step/Ladder
  • 24V885000Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
  • 24V717000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

  1. 26V334000Received . 6,061 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Model Z trailers. The shock bolts may have been incorrectly tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Broken shock retainer bolt heads and washers may detach and become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the shock bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owners may contact Brinkley's customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2602. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 28, 2026.

    Report filed by Brinkley RV. Manufacturer campaign number REC-2602. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 25V497000Received . 35 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2025 Model Z trailers. The electrical wiring may not be secured properly, which can result in damaged wiring and a short circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will secure the electrical wires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 14, 2025. Owners may contact Brinkley customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2503.

    Report filed by Brinkley RV. Manufacturer campaign number REC-2503. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 25V286000Received . 1,607 units.

    Structure / Body / Step/Ladder

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model G and Model Z fifth wheel travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2025. Owners may contact Brinkley customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2502.

    Report filed by Brinkley RV. Manufacturer campaign number REC-2502. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 24V885000Received . 466 units.

    Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model Z Fifth Wheel trailers equipped with Curt Helux Pin Boxes. The pin box fasteners may have been improperly tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The fasteners can loosen and fall out, allowing the tow vehicle to detach from the pin box and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will tighten the fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2024. Owners may contact Brinkley customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2405.

    Report filed by Brinkley RV. Manufacturer campaign number REC-2405. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 24V717000Received . 40 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2025 Model Z travel trailers. The installed safety chains are underrated for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Underrated chains can break, allowing the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the safety chains, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 8, 2024. Owners may contact Brinkley customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2403.

    Report filed by Brinkley RV. Manufacturer campaign number REC-2403. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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.

Complaints by component

3 complaints, 6 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2025 Brinkley RV Model Z: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes2
Wheels2
Electrical System1
Service Brakes, Electric1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2025 Brinkley RV Model Z, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2025, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20231
  2. 20244
  3. 20255
  4. 20262

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2025 Brinkley RV Model Z: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/brinkley-rv/model-z/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Brinkley RV

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Brinkley RV Model Z?
8,209 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Brinkley RV Model Z have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Brinkley RV Model Z, model years 2023 to 2026. 5 of them name the 2025 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Brinkley RV Model Z name most often?
Service Brakes: 2 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Brinkley RV Model Z open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.