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2020 Grand Design Transcend problems

NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2020 Grand Design Transcend, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as GRAND DESIGN TRANSCEND.

At a glance

Complaints
2
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
55,508
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
2

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
EQUIPMENT150.0%
STRUCTURE150.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure150.0%0.93
unclear150.0%0.98
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low150.0%0.82
moderate150.0%0.81

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 2 tagged complaints of 2 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

21V393000

Date: 2021-05-26. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

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.

Consequence: Excessive gas pressure and a larger than intended appliance flame can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: 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.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

20V757000

Date: 2020-12-08. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2020 Transcend recreational trailers. A gas leak may occur at the joint between the cook stove's gas saddle valve for the burners and the manifold under the burner surface.

Consequence: A gas leak increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Grand Design will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit that includes gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts and orange stickers, free of charge. The recall began February 5, 2021. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910022.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

2 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT2

10165733

Date: 2019-10-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

On the roll-over sofa, the sofa back stop bolt may be missing. As a result, when the sofa back is rolled over to make a bed it may not lay flat.

10159519

Date: 2019-05-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

On certain Transcend models (187MK, 261BH & 31RLS) the air deflection baffle is missing at the top refrigerator vent. As a result, the refrigerator may not cool properly.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
TRANSCEND2

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