Grand Design Makes Leaky RV, Provides Bogus ‘Fixes’ to Waste Warranty Period, Class Action Alleges

A company that manufactures RVs dodges liability on a known defect by providing “band-aid” fixes that don’t work to burn out its customers’ warranty periods, a new nationwide class action lawsuit alleges.

In a class action complaint filed Thursday in a Florida federal court, Plaintiff Gregory Gorecki alleges Grand Design RV violated multiple federal warranty laws and Florida consumer law in the sale and service of its Imagine Series RV.

Gorecki alleges the Imagine Series RV suffers from a defect in an exterior seal which causes water to enter the vehicle, causing damage and mold.

While Grand Design knew about the defect due to multiple customer complaints and warranty repairs, the class action lawsuit alleges the company kept manufacturing its RVs that way and adopted a practice of providing superficial fixes in order to waste customers’ warranty periods.

“Rather than honor its warranty and replace the defective components of the RV with non-defective parts or an RV of similar value, Grand Design pretends that certain ‘fixes’ will cure the water intrusion problem caused by the Defect,” the class action states.

“If a customer complains within the warranty period, Grand Design covers the cost of limited warranty repairs despite knowledge that these ‘repairs’ will hide and potentially delay, but not resolve, the Defect.” 

After the three year warranty period, Grand Design strictly denies any warranty repairs, the class action states. The RV’s base model starts at about $29,000. 

Gorecki says his own experience is echoed by many other buyer complaints across a range of forums online. The class action includes screenshots of many of these online discussions.

“This chorus of complaints shows that Grand Design has manufactured the RV defectively for years, and that its common practice is to only sign off on superficial repairs until the Warranty Period expires, all the while knowing that such repairs will not actually remedy the Defect.”

The class action said the leak put RV owners at a significant safety risk due to the mold, and potential inhalation of spores.

Gorecki is looking to represent anyone who bought an Imagine Series RV in the United States with model years 2017 to 2021, plus a Florida subclass.

He is seeking certification of the class action, damages and compensation, fees, costs, an injunction, interest and a jury trial.

Meanwhile, automakers are responsible for knowing about defects at the time that vehicles are being manufactured and before they lead to serious accidents and injuries.

If you own a vehicle that you believe has a safety defect and you are outside of the warranty period, or you believe the defect should be covered by the warranty and it’s not, or you or a family member have been injured by a safety related defect, you may qualify to join a defective vehicle safety recall class action lawsuit investigation. Click here for more details. 

What do you think of the allegations against Grand Design? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Brian W. Warwick, Janet R. Varnell, Matthew T. Peterson and Erika Willis of Varnell & Warwick, P.A., Christopher J. Brochu of the Law Office of Christopher J. Brochu, and Stephen Pearson and William H. Anderson of Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC.

The Grand Design Defect Warranty Class Action Lawsuit is Gregory Gorecki et al., v. Grand Design RV, LLC, Case No. 8:21-cv-01023-MSS-JSS, in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida Tampa Division.

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