Heartland recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, Landmark 365, Road Warrior, and Torque fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
What could happen
If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The fix
Heartland has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-20.
Vehicles covered
- Heartland Bighorn 2015
- Heartland Cyclone 2015
- Heartland Edge 2015
- Heartland Elkridge 2015
- Heartland Landmark 365 2015
- Heartland Road Warrior 2015
- Heartland Torque 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V198000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 3, 2015
- Owners notified
- Apr 13, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,691
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 7, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
- Maker's own recall number
- 99-01-20
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Heartland recall: Equipment Mar 27, 2024
- Heartland recall: Equipment Aug 8, 2022
- Heartland recall: Equipment Jun 17, 2022
- Heartland recall: Equipment Aug 28, 2020
- Heartland recall: Equipment Feb 13, 2020
- Heartland recall: Electrical system Jul 12, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.