2015 Lance Slide-In Camper problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment (1)
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment 2015-02-24 · campaign 15V109000 · 550 vehicles
Defect: Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. (Lance) is recalling certain model year 2015 Slide-In Campers, and Travel Trailers built April 10, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude Awnings, styles GX and G, manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
Risk: The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
Fix: Lance will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2015. Owners may contact Lance customer service at 1-661-949-3322.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2015-01-08 · campaign 15V003000 · 240 vehicles
Defect: Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. (Lance) is recalling certain model year 2015 Slide-In Campers and Travel Trailers manufactured August 1, 2014, to October 27, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude awnings manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The mounting brackets of the affected awnings may crack, and the awnings may fall.
Risk: If an awning falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under the awning.
Fix: Lance will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace all the mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began November 26, 2014. Owners may contact Lance customer service at 1-661-949-3322.
What owners report
2015-08-18 · Equipment“tl* the contact owns a 2015 lance slide-in camper. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14e078000 (equipment); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. in addition, the contact stated that the trailer detache…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.