Month: November 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the latest list of RV recalls compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Per strict NHTSA protocols, manufacturers will next notify its dealer partners of the recall notice. Each notice will include details of the affected vehicles as well as the appropriate remedy.

Grand Design RV LLC is recalling 30,435 2022 Imagine, Reflection, Momentum, Solitude, and Transcend travel trailers. The quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak. Dealers will inspect and replace quick disconnect as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 6. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design’s number for this recall is 910045. This recall supersedes Grand Design RV recall 22V308.

Grand Design RV LLC (Grand Design) is recalling 48 2025 Lineage 25FW motorhomes. The battery warming pad was installed incorrectly, which can damage internal wiring and cause an electrical short. Dealers will replace the battery warming pad, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 6. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design’s number for this recall is 910046.

Oliver Travel Trailers Inc. is recalling 784 2016-2024 Elite I and Elite II travel trailers equipped with a Truma Aqua Go Water Heater with Burner Assembly, part number 77000-90400. The water heater burner bracket assembly may become loose, causing wiring damage and the flame to be misdirected. Dealers will replace the water heater burner assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 3. Owners may contact OTT customer service at 1-888-526-3978.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the latest list of RV recalls compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Per strict NHTSA protocols, manufacturers will next notify its dealer partners of the recall notice. Each notice will include details of the affected vehicles as well as the appropriate remedy.

Grand Design RV LLC is recalling 30,435 2022 Imagine, Reflection, Momentum, Solitude, and Transcend travel trailers. The quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak. Dealers will inspect and replace quick disconnect as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 6. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design’s number for this recall is 910045. This recall supersedes Grand Design RV recall 22V308.

Grand Design RV LLC (Grand Design) is recalling 48 2025 Lineage 25FW motorhomes. The battery warming pad was installed incorrectly, which can damage internal wiring and cause an electrical short. Dealers will replace the battery warming pad, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 6. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design’s number for this recall is 910046.

Oliver Travel Trailers Inc. is recalling 784 2016-2024 Elite I and Elite II travel trailers equipped with a Truma Aqua Go Water Heater with Burner Assembly, part number 77000-90400. The water heater burner bracket assembly may become loose, causing wiring damage and the flame to be misdirected. Dealers will replace the water heater burner assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 3. Owners may contact OTT customer service at 1-888-526-3978.

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Overland Expo, the premier overlanding event series in the world, today announced the return of its Ultimate Build Truck and Motorcycle auction via Bring-a-Trailer, a unique opportunity for overlanding enthusiasts and philanthropists to directly support projects that protect and enhance the overlanding community. The auction is live now through Friday, November 15th. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Overland Expo Foundation, which funds trail maintenance, promotes responsible travel practices, and leverages overland travel to support mental health initiatives.

The Overland Expo Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the overlanding community by providing education, resources, and support for safe and sustainable travel. Since its inception, the Foundation has helped support projects that promote responsible exploration, trail restoration, and public land stewardship. Last year’s auction raised an impressive $97,500, allowing the Foundation to expand its reach and impact across multiple organizations and initiatives.

“Each year, the Overland Expo Ultimate Build Truck and Motorcycle auction brings together an inspiring community of enthusiasts and supporters who are dedicated to preserving and enriching our natural spaces,” said Jessica Kirchner, vice president of consumer events for Emerald, owners of Overland Expo “The passion for responsible overland exploration translates into meaningful contributions that support education, trail restoration, and sustainable travel initiatives.”

This year’s auction features two incredible builds: an ultimate adventure-ready GMC truck and a meticulously outfitted Ural motorcycle. Each vehicle has been carefully crafted in collaboration with top-tier industry partners to ensure they meet the demands of the most adventurous overlanders. Welcome to the Outdoors dubbed this year’s truck as the “ultimate overland vehicle,” while it received praise from Engearment, Matador Network,  The Fast Lane Truck, and TFL Offroad. The Ural Motorcycle was featured in Outdoorx4 Magazine, The Compass and the Sidecar Summer series on The Motorcycle Travel Channel.

The GMC Ultimate Build Truck benefits from contributions by premier overlanding suppliers, including 589 Fabrication, AEROnaut Outdoor, AluCab, and American Vehicle Expedition (AEV), Battle Born Batteries, BFGoodrich, Blackstone Grill, BLUETTI, Comeup Winch USA, DECKED, Forrest Tool Company, Jetboil, Leitner Designs, MAGNAFLOW, MAXTRAX, Midland Radio, Peak Suspension, Project X, Quad Lock, REDARC, RiGd Supply, Switch Pros, Torque Wheels, Tredder, Vision X, weBoost, and ZOLEO.

The Ural Motorcycle Build includes support from leading brands such as DENALI Electronics, Forrest Tool Company, ICECO, Kalabar, Mosko Moto, RAM Mounts, Scorpion EXO, Uncharted Supply Co., WE Knife Co., Westin/Superwinch, and ZOLEO, each contributing products and expertise that make this build as resilient as it is rugged.

About the Overland Expo Foundation

Founded with a mission to promote sustainable and responsible overland travel, the Overland Expo Foundation provides support to individuals and organizations working to protect public lands and foster an inclusive community of overlanders. Through its programs, the Foundation promotes education on safe practices, responsible land use, and the importance of resilience in exploration. By fostering community, enhancing public resources, and supporting overland travel as a tool for mental well-being, the Foundation inspires overlanders worldwide to explore responsibly.

For more information about the Overland Expo Foundation, visit OverlandExpoFoundation.org.

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Overland Expo, the premier overlanding event series in the world, today announced the return of its Ultimate Build Truck and Motorcycle auction via Bring-a-Trailer, a unique opportunity for overlanding enthusiasts and philanthropists to directly support projects that protect and enhance the overlanding community. The auction is live now through Friday, November 15th. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Overland Expo Foundation, which funds trail maintenance, promotes responsible travel practices, and leverages overland travel to support mental health initiatives.

The Overland Expo Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the overlanding community by providing education, resources, and support for safe and sustainable travel. Since its inception, the Foundation has helped support projects that promote responsible exploration, trail restoration, and public land stewardship. Last year’s auction raised an impressive $97,500, allowing the Foundation to expand its reach and impact across multiple organizations and initiatives.

“Each year, the Overland Expo Ultimate Build Truck and Motorcycle auction brings together an inspiring community of enthusiasts and supporters who are dedicated to preserving and enriching our natural spaces,” said Jessica Kirchner, vice president of consumer events for Emerald, owners of Overland Expo “The passion for responsible overland exploration translates into meaningful contributions that support education, trail restoration, and sustainable travel initiatives.”

This year’s auction features two incredible builds: an ultimate adventure-ready GMC truck and a meticulously outfitted Ural motorcycle. Each vehicle has been carefully crafted in collaboration with top-tier industry partners to ensure they meet the demands of the most adventurous overlanders. Welcome to the Outdoors dubbed this year’s truck as the “ultimate overland vehicle,” while it received praise from Engearment, Matador Network,  The Fast Lane Truck, and TFL Offroad. The Ural Motorcycle was featured in Outdoorx4 Magazine, The Compass and the Sidecar Summer series on The Motorcycle Travel Channel.

The GMC Ultimate Build Truck benefits from contributions by premier overlanding suppliers, including 589 Fabrication, AEROnaut Outdoor, AluCab, and American Vehicle Expedition (AEV), Battle Born Batteries, BFGoodrich, Blackstone Grill, BLUETTI, Comeup Winch USA, DECKED, Forrest Tool Company, Jetboil, Leitner Designs, MAGNAFLOW, MAXTRAX, Midland Radio, Peak Suspension, Project X, Quad Lock, REDARC, RiGd Supply, Switch Pros, Torque Wheels, Tredder, Vision X, weBoost, and ZOLEO.

The Ural Motorcycle Build includes support from leading brands such as DENALI Electronics, Forrest Tool Company, ICECO, Kalabar, Mosko Moto, RAM Mounts, Scorpion EXO, Uncharted Supply Co., WE Knife Co., Westin/Superwinch, and ZOLEO, each contributing products and expertise that make this build as resilient as it is rugged.

About the Overland Expo Foundation

Founded with a mission to promote sustainable and responsible overland travel, the Overland Expo Foundation provides support to individuals and organizations working to protect public lands and foster an inclusive community of overlanders. Through its programs, the Foundation promotes education on safe practices, responsible land use, and the importance of resilience in exploration. By fostering community, enhancing public resources, and supporting overland travel as a tool for mental well-being, the Foundation inspires overlanders worldwide to explore responsibly.

For more information about the Overland Expo Foundation, visit OverlandExpoFoundation.org.

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MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Firefly Integrations’ technician training program continues in December in Las Vegas, Nevada and Sacramento, California. The training sessions are available in four-hour sessions.

The focus of each session is to give technicians a heightened understanding of RV-C and CAN bus technology as well as strengthen their ability to distinguish between operational, technical, and software issues.

The training sessions involve hands-on experience with Firefly’s Multiplex system and technical discussion that should greatly diminish the time technicians spend troubleshooting and diagnosing issues, the company says.

Each attending technician will earn a certificate for RV Technical Institute (RVTI) credit hours. Technicians need only attend one session for the information needed and the certificate.

December Schedule

December 4-5: Las Vegas, Nevada

December 17-18: Sacramento, California

For more information and to register for available training in December and beyond, go to https://www.fireflyint.com/services/training

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MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Firefly Integrations’ technician training program continues in December in Las Vegas, Nevada and Sacramento, California. The training sessions are available in four-hour sessions.

The focus of each session is to give technicians a heightened understanding of RV-C and CAN bus technology as well as strengthen their ability to distinguish between operational, technical, and software issues.

The training sessions involve hands-on experience with Firefly’s Multiplex system and technical discussion that should greatly diminish the time technicians spend troubleshooting and diagnosing issues, the company says.

Each attending technician will earn a certificate for RV Technical Institute (RVTI) credit hours. Technicians need only attend one session for the information needed and the certificate.

December Schedule

December 4-5: Las Vegas, Nevada

December 17-18: Sacramento, California

For more information and to register for available training in December and beyond, go to https://www.fireflyint.com/services/training

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RENO, Nev. – Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI), an industry leader in energy storage and battery technology, announces the public release of its new Battle Born smart lithium batteries, now available for purchase at special introductory pricing.

This release coincides with the Company’s annual Black Friday sales event, happening now through Cyber Monday, where customers can access some of the best prices of the year on all Battle Born products.

The new Battle Born smart batteries feature Dragonfly IntelLigence®, the Company’s patent-pending technology that delivers comprehensive battery communication and monitoring capabilities. This innovation allows users to track individual battery and full battery bank performance in real-time. Through the Battle Born Mobile App, users can receive critical alerts, access detailed performance data, and review historical reports to optimize system performance. This advanced visibility enhances system configuration, streamlines troubleshooting, and ensures compliance with industry standards, including the ABYC E-13 Standards for Lithium Power Systems on Marine Vessels.

Consumers can take advantage of the limited-time introductory pricing and Black Friday discounts by visiting BattleBornBatteries.com.

For more information about Dragonfly Energy and its innovative energy solutions, please visit DragonflyEnergy.com.

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RENO, Nev. – Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI), an industry leader in energy storage and battery technology, announces the public release of its new Battle Born smart lithium batteries, now available for purchase at special introductory pricing.

This release coincides with the Company’s annual Black Friday sales event, happening now through Cyber Monday, where customers can access some of the best prices of the year on all Battle Born products.

The new Battle Born smart batteries feature Dragonfly IntelLigence®, the Company’s patent-pending technology that delivers comprehensive battery communication and monitoring capabilities. This innovation allows users to track individual battery and full battery bank performance in real-time. Through the Battle Born Mobile App, users can receive critical alerts, access detailed performance data, and review historical reports to optimize system performance. This advanced visibility enhances system configuration, streamlines troubleshooting, and ensures compliance with industry standards, including the ABYC E-13 Standards for Lithium Power Systems on Marine Vessels.

Consumers can take advantage of the limited-time introductory pricing and Black Friday discounts by visiting BattleBornBatteries.com.

For more information about Dragonfly Energy and its innovative energy solutions, please visit DragonflyEnergy.com.

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Apps that allow you to remotely monitor and control various functions on your car have been around for years, and now the RV industry is catching up, according to a report by Motor Trend. Industry heavyweight Winnebago has now entered the fray with its new Connect in-vehicle system that—you guessed it—connects to the Winnebago smartphone app, and you’ll never want to go RVing without it again.

What’s So Connected About It?

RVs, if you’re unfamiliar, have a lot of features that require your attention and care. Everything from lights to water pumps to climate control, kitchen appliances, slide-outs, and holding tanks. Nearly all of them are used every day while traveling, and every one needs to be monitored. In the past, checking the amount of fresh water left in your tank or the electricity left in the battery meant finding one of several tiny panels (often one for each system) with LED lights indicating levels. It all works, but it’s not a particularly smart or modern system. These days, like so many other things, there’s an app for that.

Winnebago Connect links every major system and even a few minor ones together and lets you monitor and control them through a touchscreen in the vehicle and on the Winnebago app on your phone. Linked electrical systems include interior and exterior lighting, heating, air conditioning, and ventilation, the fresh water pump, the instant water heater, slide-outs (if equipped), powered awnings (if equipped), door locks, and the pet mode (runs the heat or A/C to keep your pet safe while you’re away).

You can also control the inverter that powers all these systems, monitor the charge of the 4.1-kWh lithium-ion battery that powers them, start and stop the onboard propane generator, monitor instantaneous power usage, and monitor incoming power from the solar panels (optional) and shore power, if connected.

The system also allows you to check the state of all your liquids. On the water and waste side, you can see the fresh water level, gray water level, and black water level in both gallons and percentage of total capacity. For the generator and single-burner gas cooktop (complemented by a single-burner induction cooktop), you can see the level of the propane tank.

The phone app is intuitive and well laid out, with a dashboard that lets you see the status of all the major systems, toggle them on or off, and adjust the climate control. The connect screen gives you granular access to every system connected to the app, letting you control everything from individual lights to the awning, slide-outs, door locks, water heater, and more. It’ll even let you see the exact amount of power being used and an estimate of how long the battery will last based on that draw.

Click here to read the full report by Motor Trend.

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Apps that allow you to remotely monitor and control various functions on your car have been around for years, and now the RV industry is catching up, according to a report by Motor Trend. Industry heavyweight Winnebago has now entered the fray with its new Connect in-vehicle system that—you guessed it—connects to the Winnebago smartphone app, and you’ll never want to go RVing without it again.

What’s So Connected About It?

RVs, if you’re unfamiliar, have a lot of features that require your attention and care. Everything from lights to water pumps to climate control, kitchen appliances, slide-outs, and holding tanks. Nearly all of them are used every day while traveling, and every one needs to be monitored. In the past, checking the amount of fresh water left in your tank or the electricity left in the battery meant finding one of several tiny panels (often one for each system) with LED lights indicating levels. It all works, but it’s not a particularly smart or modern system. These days, like so many other things, there’s an app for that.

Winnebago Connect links every major system and even a few minor ones together and lets you monitor and control them through a touchscreen in the vehicle and on the Winnebago app on your phone. Linked electrical systems include interior and exterior lighting, heating, air conditioning, and ventilation, the fresh water pump, the instant water heater, slide-outs (if equipped), powered awnings (if equipped), door locks, and the pet mode (runs the heat or A/C to keep your pet safe while you’re away).

You can also control the inverter that powers all these systems, monitor the charge of the 4.1-kWh lithium-ion battery that powers them, start and stop the onboard propane generator, monitor instantaneous power usage, and monitor incoming power from the solar panels (optional) and shore power, if connected.

The system also allows you to check the state of all your liquids. On the water and waste side, you can see the fresh water level, gray water level, and black water level in both gallons and percentage of total capacity. For the generator and single-burner gas cooktop (complemented by a single-burner induction cooktop), you can see the level of the propane tank.

The phone app is intuitive and well laid out, with a dashboard that lets you see the status of all the major systems, toggle them on or off, and adjust the climate control. The connect screen gives you granular access to every system connected to the app, letting you control everything from individual lights to the awning, slide-outs, door locks, water heater, and more. It’ll even let you see the exact amount of power being used and an estimate of how long the battery will last based on that draw.

Click here to read the full report by Motor Trend.

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