What breaks most · 2016 to 2024 model years
Grand Design Imagine problems by year
Owners have filed 66 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Grand Design Imagine across model years 2016 to 2024. Three years stand out: 2021 for body and structure complaints, 2020 for tires complaints and 2022 for suspension complaints. The quietest years are 2016, 2017 and 2019.
- Years to check closely: 2021, 2020, 2022
- Fewest complaints: 2016, 2017, 2019
- Complaints on file
- 662016 to 2024, all trims
- Worst year
- 202117 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 02 fires · 0 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 4kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 24Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | Electrical system (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 5 | Equipment and infotainment (1) | |
| 8 | 0 | 4 | Suspension (4) | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | Equipment and infotainment (3) | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | Tires (7) | |
| 17 | 0 | 3 | Body and structure (7) | |
| 12 | 0 | 3 | Unknown or other (7) | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | Suspension (3) | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Tires (2) |
What fails on the 2021 Grand Design Imagine
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 41% |
7 | 0 | Shop all body and structure parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| SuspensionStruts, springs and control arms | 29% |
5 | 0 | Shop all suspension parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 24% |
4 | 0 | — |
| Tires | 24% |
4 | 0 | — |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 6% |
1 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Wheels | 6% |
1 | 0 | — |
| Equipment and infotainment | 6% |
1 | 0 | — |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 6% |
1 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Suspension hangers cracked the frame and a section of the frame broke allowing the hanger to flip over and suspension to fail. This occurred while backing the trailer up. If it occurred while driving it could have caused the trailer to tip over.
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The frame of the trailer has. cracked in 4 places. Directly behind each wheel. Right in the middle of. the steel. There is a known defect in these frames. Cheap steel? Who knows but I'm one of many that this has happened to. The company has denied any warrranty.
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Cracks in I-beams Cargo doors opening during transport Roof membrane structural issues Unit Information Date of Manufacture: 3/30/2022 Retail Sold Date: 7/11/2022
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Grand Design Imagine years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2021, 2020, 2022 carry the most filings on the Grand Design Imagine. The 2021 alone has 17 complaints, led by body and structure.
What is the most common Grand Design Imagine problem?
On the 2021 model year, the most-reported component is body and structure with 7 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Grand Design Imagine problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Grand Design Imagine complaints that include mileage is about 4,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.