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Awning May Extend Unintentionally

Safety Recall

Manufacturer
Grech Motors Inc.
Units affected
1,276
Recall opened
Jul 28, 2025
Owner notification
Sep 24, 2025
Manufacturer campaign
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Type
Vehicle

Affected vehicles (3)

  • GRECH STRADA2020–2025
  • GRECH TERRENO2022–2025
  • GRECH TURISMO2021–2025

Component / system

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Defect

Grech Motors Inc. (Grech) is recalling certain 2022-2023, 2025 Terreno, 2021-2025 Turismo, and 2020-2025 Strada motorhomes. The retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.

Risk / consequence

An awning extending unintentionally during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

Dealers will install a lock plate, and replace the winch assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2025. Owners may contact Grech customer service at 1-951-688-8347.

Chronology of events

  1. February 2025

    January – February 2025: Grech RV seeks input from Fiamma concerning instances of inadvertent awning deployment. Fiamma denied the existence of a manufacturing defect.

  2. Jun 24, 2025

    June 24, 2025: Grech RV received notification from the awning supplier, Fiamma, Inc., of an incident of unintended awning deployment. Grech reviews the circumstances of this incident and undertakes an investigation into the subject awning.

  3. Jul 1, 2025

    July 1, 2025: While Grech RV is conducting its review of the incident and company data, Grech receives an email inquiry from NHTSA regarding VOQ #11668764.

  4. Jul 17, 2025

    July 17, 2025: Grech RV provides information to NHTSA in response to its email inquiry regarding VOQ #11668764.

  5. Jul 23, 2025

    July 23, 2025: Grech RV provides additional information to NHTSA stemming from its email inquiry. As of the date of this submission, following a review of available records, Grech RV has received 19 warranty claims involving alleged inadvertent awning deployment, the first of which was received in September 2023.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification
Aug 01, 2025 - Aug 04, 2025 No Dealers
Owner notification
Phased Recall

Documents (9)

Source: NHTSA campaign 25V491000. Always confirm recall status and remedy availability with the manufacturer or a dealer using your VIN.