01 How to read this page
Two thirds of towable buyers buy used, and a brochure for the current model year says nothing about the one on the lot. This page buckets every federal record we hold for the Grand Design Transcend Xplor by the model year NHTSA assigns to it, so a 2016 unit can be read on its own terms.
A recall campaign is a manufacturer-filed safety campaign. One campaign usually covers several model years, so the same campaign can appear in more than one row below; the totals in the summary count each campaign once.
An owner complaint is one filing by one owner. It is an allegation, not a finding, and NHTSA does not verify it before publishing. Complaints and recalls are different things and are never added together.
02 Year by year, 2016 to 2025
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Complaints citing fire | Complaints citing a crash | Complaints reporting injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Range is the span of the federal record for this line, not a production span. Every record we hold for this line falls inside the range shown.
03 What the record adds up to
Across 9 model years of records, the busiest recall year is 2022 with 4 campaigns, and the busiest complaint year is 2022 with 4 filings. Later model years carry fewer complaints simply because owners have had less time to file.
The component groups named most often in recall campaigns on this line are Equipment (4), Structure (2) and Electrical system (1).
Owner complaints cluster on Structure (3), Unknown OR other (2) and Electrical system (1).
Of the 10 complaints on file, 1 cite a fire, 0 cite a crash and 0 report an injury. Those three fields are the owner’s own answers on the filing form.
04 The record, year by year
Model year 2025
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2025 units name Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2023
2 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2023 | 23V364000 | Structure | A missing emergency exit window could prevent or delay the occupants from exiting in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injury. |
| 9 Aug 2022 | 22V603000 | Structure | An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury. |
Model year 2022
4 recall campaigns and 4 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2024 | 24V861000 | Equipment | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 9 Aug 2022 | 22V603000 | Structure | An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury. |
| 6 May 2022 | 22V308000 | Equipment | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 29 Mar 2022 | 22V203000 | Electrical system | Loose wiring can cause an electrical arc or short, increasing the risk of fire. |
Complaints on 2022 units name Electrical system (1), Service brakes (1), Structure (1) and Wheels (1).
Model year 2021
1 recall campaign and 3 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | 21V393000 | Equipment | Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2021 units name Structure (1), Tires (1) and Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2020
2 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | 21V393000 | Equipment | Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 8 Dec 2020 | 20V757000 | Equipment | A gas leak increases the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2020 units name Equipment (1) and Structure (1).
Model year 2019
2 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | 21V393000 | Equipment | Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 24 Sep 2018 | 18V658000 | Suspension | If the bearings prematurely wear, it can cause the hub to overheat and smoke, increasing the risk of a fire. |
Model year 2018
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | 21V393000 | Equipment | Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire. |
Model year 2017
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | 21V393000 | Equipment | Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire. |
Model year 2016
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | 21V393000 | Equipment | Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire. |
05 Where the numbers come from
Recall campaigns come from NHTSA’s recall record, read two ways: the public API and a direct read of NHTSA’s complete recall flat file. Owner complaints come from a direct read of the complete complaint flat file. Both are attributed on NHTSA’s own model field, never on owner free text — several of our line names are ordinary English words and one of them is a US state, so matching prose would attribute thousands of unrelated filings.
Model-year bucketing uses the year NHTSA records against each affected-vehicle row. Where a campaign covers several years it appears in each of those years and is counted once in the totals.
The specification side of this catalog documents 6 floorplans of the Grand Design Transcend Xplor in full, for the 2026 model year — verified weights, capacities and dimensions on the Grand Design Transcend Xplor line page.
Safety information here is a summary of public records and is not a substitute for NHTSA’s own listing. Check an individual trailer by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.