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Highland Ridge FW Highlander Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 5 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Highland Ridge FW Highlander (2015–2020). The most-complained-about year is 2018.

6
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2018
year with most complaints

Pick your Highland Ridge FW Highlander model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 Highland Ridge FW Highlander11
2019 Highland Ridge FW Highlander12
2018 Highland Ridge FW Highlander02
2017 Highland Ridge FW Highlander10
2016 Highland Ridge FW Highlander40
2015 Highland Ridge FW Highlander30

What Highland Ridge FW Highlander owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 2018 model year has the most, with 2.

All Highland Ridge FW Highlander recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Highland Ridge FW Highlander, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Oven/stove/cooktop (equipment)

    NHTSA 21V179000 Reported 2,906 vehicles potentially affected Highland Ridge RV

    Highland Ridge RV (Highland Ridge) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Open Range, Mesa Ridge, Highlander, Silverstar fifth wheels, and 2019-2020 Open Range, Mesa Ridge and Silverstar travel trailers equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the O-ring seal and…

    Remedy: Highland Ridge will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed on May 3, 2021. Owners may…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  2. Interior lighting

    NHTSA 17V288000 Reported 3,379 vehicles potentially affected Highland Ridge RV

    Highland Ridge RV (Highland Ridge) is recalling certain 2017 Open Range, Highlander, Light and Roamer and Mesa Ridge fifth wheels and Mesa Ridge, Light, Roamer and Ultra Lite travel trailers. The LED ceiling lights may produce excessive heat.

    Remedy: Highland Ridge will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected LED ceiling lights with a different light, free of charge. The recall began on May 23, 2017. Owners may contact Highland Ridge customer service…

    Model years: 2017

  3. Equipment

    NHTSA 16V818000 Reported 61 vehicles potentially affected Highland Ridge RV

    Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 2016 Highlander travel trailers, model 31RGR, manufactured May 26, 2015, to September 24, 2015, equipped with certain aluminum black ladders manufactured by Christianson Industries. The affected ladders have retractable hinges, each with a welded 'top hat' that can separate…

    Remedy: Highland will notify owners, and dealers will install hinge braces over the existing hinges, free of charge. The recall began on November 29, 2016. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771.…

    Model years: 2016

  4. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V092000 Reported 1,912 vehicles potentially affected Highland Ridge RV

    Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Highland Toy Hauler, Light, Mesa Ridge, and Roamer travel and fifth wheel trailers manufactured May 6, 2014, to August 31, 2015. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating calculation on the label may be incorrect, which can allow the vehicle to be overloaded.

    Remedy: Highland will notify owners and will provide a corrected label, free of charge. One model, the HT31RGR Highland Toy Hauler will require two heavier axles installed and five larger tires as well. These repairs will…

    Model years: 2015, 2016

  5. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V058000 Reported 239 vehicles potentially affected Highland Ridge RV

    Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Highlander, Mesa Ridge, Roamer, and Journeyer travel trailers manufactured April 7, 2014, to January 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with safety chains on the A-frame that are rated for 11,700lb instead of being rated equal to or greater than the gross…

    Remedy: Highland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing safety chains with chains that have a 16,200lb rating, free of charge. The recall began on February 25, 2016. Owners may contact Highland customer…

    Model years: 2015, 2016

  6. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V834000 Reported 180 vehicles potentially affected Highland Ridge RV

    Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Open Range fifth wheels and 2015-2016 3X fifth wheels and Highlander travel trailers manufactured May 8, 2014, to December 4, 2015 and equipped with a side vented sewer drainage system termination valve. The affected vehicles may be missing a caution label to inform the…

    Remedy: Highland will notify owners and send them the missing label, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771. Highland's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2015, 2016

Other Highland Ridge FW models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.