2021 Grand Design Imagine problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (3) · Suspension (3) · Wheels (2)
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Safety recalls (3)
Structure:interior Panels:door 2022-01-28 · campaign 22V039000 · 20,144 vehicles
Defect: Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Imagine travel trailers. The cast aluminum pull handles on the cabinet doors and drawers may have sharp edges.
Risk: Sharp handles could scrape or cut an occupant, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the handles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 14, 2022. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910027.
Power Train:axle Assembly 2021-08-13 · campaign 21V636000 · 54 vehicles
Defect: Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2021 Imagine recreational trailers equipped with Dexter D30 axles. The axles may have been assembled with incorrect inner bearings.
Risk: Incorrect inner bearings can cause the wheels to lock up or reduce stopping ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the axles for incorrect bearings and replace the bearings as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 24, 2021. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910024.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems 2021-05-26 · campaign 21V393000 · 55,508 vehicles
Defect: Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Imagine, Transcend, and Momentum travel trailers. The LP regulator that controls the LP gas pressure may fail, allowing excessive gas pressure that causes the appliance flame to increase.
Risk: Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace the LP regulator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 24, 2021. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910023.
Service bulletins (5)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Suspension 2025-08-05 · 920014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
grand design rv is launching a customer satisfaction campaign to address concerns of i-beam cracks appearing above the spring hangers on some imagine im2910bh models manufactured between july 2020 and june 2023 which was prior to a running change of v-braces in the spring hangers being implemented.
Suspension 2025-07-19 · 920014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
grand design rv is launching a customer satisfaction campaign to address concerns of i-beam cracks appearing above the spring hangers on some imagine im2910bh models manufactured between july 2020 and june 2023 which was prior to a running change of v-braces in the spring hangers being implemented.
Suspension 2025-07-19 · 920014 · Service Campaign
grand design rv is launching a customer satisfaction campaign to address concerns of i-beam cracks appearing above the spring hangers on some imagine im2910bh models manufactured between july 2020 and june 2023 which was prior to a running change of v-braces in the spring hangers being implemented.
Equipment 2022-11-21 · TSB 22-004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
a crack may occur in the existing skylight. as a result, there is a potential for water to intrude.
Electrical System 2021-06-09 · TSB21-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tpms system was wired to an inactive line in the solar prep harness and therefore will not have a direct power supply.
What owners report
2026-09-09 · Wheels“component failure : left rear tire showed signs of wear. replaced the tire and upon reinstalling checked the hubs and brakes. all good. noticed a little deflection in the front of the left rear shackle. it was obscured by foam and underbelly material. upon peeling it back, it was noticed that the shackle had torn completely away from the fram…”
2025-08-13 · Suspension“the right side leaf spring hanger broke from the frame while traveling causing the trailer to lean heavily and pull to the right side nearly hitting an 18 wheeler that i was passing. i received a customer satisfaction campaign letter from grand design 3 days later in regard to cracks in the i beam frame above the spring hangers for all imagine 2910…”
2025-01-01 · Unknown Or Other“after reading of other owners of similar and identical models like mine having frame cracks, i made a point to inspect my trailer’s i beam chassis and i discovered horizontal cracks within the i beam, one on each side, over the suspension area. every picture i have seen looks just like mine, a rusty l shaped crack adjacent to a crossmember welded o…”
2024-11-25 · Wheels“cross member of frame bending, allowing a frame that its connected at to also bend. …”
2024-11-17 · Unknown Or Other“on [xxx] we were driving with our travel trailer from south carolina to michigan on interstate highways. when we made what was to be a quick late afternoon stop in detroit, we discovered that the a-frame on the trailer was severely bent and about to break. we spent the next day trying to get help with repairing it by calling the manufacturer, gran…”
2024-08-17 · Tires“while towing our travel trailer we experienced a tire blowout on the left side rear. the blow out tore up the black water valve and sewage cap dumping sewage on the side of the highway. the lack of protection to the valve is not present and the valve is directly behind the tire. with trailer tire blowouts prevalent this is bound to happen again.…”
2024-04-15 · Suspension“suspension hangers cracked the frame and a section of the frame broke allowing the hanger to flip over and suspension to fail. this occurred while backing the trailer up. if it occurred while driving it could have caused the trailer to tip over. …”
2024-02-17 · Structure:body“as we were driving down the road, the frame had a catastrophic frame failure where the frame was split in half ,and almost departed from the entire towing portion of the trailer. the trailer is not in our possession any longer because the insurance company deemed it totaled . thankfully, we were not driving fast and we were able to pull over safe…”
2023-05-20 · Unknown Or Other“noticed the frame on our trailer is starting to bulge. we are part of a facebook group for our specific trailer and apparently this is a common problem/ occurrence. we contacted both grand design and lippert for assistance with fixing the issue which they have done for many but since we are second owners they are refusing to help. this is a major s…”
2023-04-18 · Tires · 7,000 mi“the contact owns a 2021 grand design imagine rv equipped with westlake tires, tire line: super st, tire size: 225/75/r15, dot number: jult1ct3920. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the contact felt a thump from the rear end of the trailer. the contact had not noticed a warning light being illuminated. the contact pulled ov…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.