2015 HEARTLAND TORQUE Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 15V198000 on 04/02/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 06/25/2014 - 02/26/2015
- Affected:
- 1,691
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 15V482000 on 07/29/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 01/22/2012 - 06/25/2015
- Affected:
- 1,680
- Defect:
- Heartland recreational vehicles, llc (heartland) is recalling certain trailers of various models and model years. click on "all products associated with this recall" for a complete list. the tire certification labels applied to the vehicles may contain inaccurate tire sizing and/or inflation information. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification."
- Consequence:
- An owner or operator could rely on the inaccurate information in inflating the tires which could cause under or over inflation which, in turn, could lead to a tire failure or crash.
- Correction:
- Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will send a replacement label with the correct information, free of charge. the recall began on september 29, 2015. owners may contact heartland customer service at 1-574-266-3988.
- 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.
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