2015 Grand Design Momentum 385TH problems: recalls, complaints and what to check
NHTSA has 0 recalls and 3 owner complaints on file for the 2015 Grand Design Momentum 385TH, including 2 fires. Here is what they are, what a technician checks for each kind of fault, and how to look one over before you buy it.
Other: 2 complaints
Axles, brakes, suspension and hitch: 2 complaints
What a tech checks: Bearings, brake magnets, worn shackle bolts and bent axles. A trailer that wears tires on the inside edge or pulls to one side usually has an axle or suspension problem. Before you buy: Bolts tight, springs not flat, brakes apply with the breakaway pin pulled.
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What owners reported to NHTSA
07/10/2017, UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES: WE JUST PULLED ONTO HIGWAY FROM CAMPGROUND STARTED TO SEE SMOKE AND SOMETHING FLEW OFF THAT CAUGHT MY EYE OFF OR THE REAR MOST AXEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. PULLED OVER ONCE IT WAS SAFE, DOWSED AXEL, RIM & TIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO FIRE AT THIS TIME, BUT WAS VERY HOT & SMOKEY. HAD TO PULL OVER 4 MORE TIMES WITH IN 5 MILES TO DO THE SAME THING. MADE IT TO OUR HOME WHERE WE HOSED AXEL, RIM & TIRE UNTIL IT WAS COOL TO
07/10/2017, UNKNOWN OR OTHER: WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM OUR MOST REAR AXEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A PASSING CAR INDICATED WE HAD A FIRE. WE PULLED OVER WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO. USED 4 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AS WELL AS CALLED 911 WHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRAYED AS WELL. FOUND THAT THE BARING SIEZED UP IN THE AXEL. WE HAD LOCAL TIRE SHOP ASSIST WITH GETTING US BACK ON THE ROAD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE. THEY AUTHORIZED REP
06/10/2015, SERVICE BRAKES: GREASE HAD LEAKED THROUGH BEARING SEALS INTO BRAKES ON LIPPERT AXLES. THEY WERE NOT "OVER GREASED" GRAND DESIGN MOMENTUM 385TH 2015.
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The Buyer's Check walks you through it on your phone: what to ask, the outside walk-around, water damage, every system on every power source, with the recalls above built in. You get a report that says what's a walk-away and what to negotiate on.
Checked against NHTSA 2026-10-23. Recall repairs are free at an authorized dealer. Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA and are not verified.