RV Bulletin

Bought it used? Tell the maker you own it now.

Independent, not affiliated with any RV maker or NHTSA. Built from the makers’ recall letters at NHTSA, read Nov 5, 2026.

Recall letters go to the owner the maker has on file. If you bought yours used, that may still be the person who sold it to you.

What the rule does

The federal rule, 49 CFR 577.7, tells a maker to mail the owner it finds in state records or other sources, or else the most recent buyer it knows of. Nothing in it tells a used buyer to do anything, and every letter we read speaks to the seller, not to you. Forest River’s letter says it goes to “the last known owner of record”.

Who this is for

If you bought it used and nobody has told the maker. Bought new? The maker keeps a record of the first buyer by law; this page is for the day you sell.

What to do, once

Find your maker below and tell it you own the RV now, with your VIN: one call or one email. On that call, ask whether your VIN has an open recall. That is the check, and the call also gives the next letter a chance of reaching you. NHTSA’s VIN search won’t do it for you: its list of makers leaves out Grand Design, Forest River, Keystone, Jayco, Winnebago, Newmar and most others, it turned away every trailer VIN we tried, and on a motorhome it can answer 0 for the chassis alone.

Where these contacts come from

Each line below comes from the maker’s newest recall letter at NHTSA, written to the seller, or from the maker’s own site where it says so. Only Winnebago’s letter points to a form for whoever owns it now, so “tell the maker you own it now” is our advice, not the maker’s.

Forest River and Coachmen first: no letter from that family names a contact for this. Call the number on your latest recall letter; it differs by model line, and the first email we send you has it. A line over a year old drops to that fallback until we read a newer letter.

Airstream

Email support@airstream.com, or call 877-596-6111, extension 7491 for a travel trailer or 7401 for a touring coach.

Airstream’s recall letter of Jul 22, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Coachmen

No contact for this in the letter. Call the number on your latest recall letter; it differs by model line, and the first email we send you has it.

Forest River’s letter for Coachmen models, Feb 2026, which asks the seller to forward it to the new owner.

Dutchmen

A form for a new or used RV on the Owners page at dutchmen.com.

Dutchmen’s own site, read Nov 5, 2026.

Entegra

Call Jayco Customer Service at 800-283-8267.

The letter Jayco, Inc. filed for Entegra, Jul 28, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Forest River

No contact for this in the letter. Call the number on your latest recall letter; it differs by model line, and the first email we send you has it.

Forest River’s letter of Oct 2026, which asks the seller to forward it to the new owner.

Grand Design

Call 574-825-9679, fax 574-825-9249 or email registration@granddesignrv.com, with the 17-digit VIN.

Grand Design’s letter of Jun 26, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Heartland

Call Jayco Customer Service at 800-283-8267.

The letter Jayco, Inc. filed for Heartland, Sep 1, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Jayco

Call Jayco Customer Service at 800-283-8267.

Jayco’s letter of Sep 14, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Keystone

Call Customer Service at 1-866-425-4369 or email recall@keystonerv.com, with your name and VIN.

Keystone’s letter of Jun 1, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Newmar

The letter asks the seller to send the name, phone, email and address of whoever got the RV. Its Customer Service number is 1-800-731-8300.

Newmar’s letter, on file May 20, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Thor Motor Coach

Call 877-855-2867, email Recalls@TMCRV.com, or write to TMC, P.O. Box 1486, Elkhart, IN 46515-1486.

Thor Motor Coach’s letter of Feb 2026, written to the person who sold it.

Tiffin

Email recalls@tiffinmotorhomes.com. The letter asks whoever no longer owns it to return the notice to Tiffin’s Recall Department with anything that helps find the present owner.

Tiffin’s letter of Oct 20, 2026, written to the person who sold it.

What to have ready

Your 17-digit VIN, plus your name, address, phone and email. Winnebago’s form also asks for serial number, mileage and chassis VIN.

Ask the seller

If you can still reach the seller, ask for the repair orders and any recall letter that came. They show which fixes were done.

What this does not do

It does not promise a letter. No maker promises one, and whether the call changes anything is owners’ word, not the record. It fixes nothing on the RV. We hold no owner lists and tell no maker anything.

Parts makers

A parts maker writes, in general, to whoever bought the part from it: for an RV, the RV maker, not you. The Sunday email reads those filings too, and says when one names your maker as a buyer and whether your maker has filed its own recall.

Not an official recall notice. Your maker mails that letter. NHTSA’s VIN search doesn’t list most RV makers, so ask your maker to check your VIN.

Which RV is yours?

Recall letters go to the owner the maker has on file, and if you bought yours used, that may still be the last owner. Sunday’s email about your RV comes to the address you type here.

Most Sundays, nothing new is filed on any one model and year, and the email says so in one sentence. The rest of the email is your brand, the parts it shares with other brands, and the dates on your own recalls when they move.