2015 HEARTLAND ELKRIDGE Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 15V198000 on 04/02/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 11/06/2014 - 02/25/2015
- 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:
- 03/02/2009 - 05/10/2015
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 16V566000 on 07/31/2016
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring
- Manufactured:
- 09/17/2014 - 07/18/2016
- Affected:
- 4,585
- Defect:
- Heartland recreational vehicles, llc (heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 wilderness and mallard travel trailers, 2015-2017 elkridge fifth wheel travel trailers, and 2017 sundance and torque travel trailers. the affected vehicles have an led light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheat.
- Consequence:
- If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. the recall began on september 1, 2016. owners may contact heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
- 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:
- 16V566000 on 07/31/2016
- Component:
- Exterior lighting
- Manufactured:
- 09/17/2014 - 07/18/2016
- Affected:
- 4,585
- Defect:
- Heartland recreational vehicles, llc (heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 wilderness and mallard travel trailers, 2015-2017 elkridge fifth wheel travel trailers, and 2017 sundance and torque travel trailers. the affected vehicles have an led light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheat.
- Consequence:
- If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. the recall began on september 1, 2016. owners may contact heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
- 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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