Heartland Recall 15V198000: Equipment, Recreational Vehicle/trailer

NHTSA recall 15V198000 · announced April 3, 2015 · filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, Llc · 1,691 units affected

The problem

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.

The risk

If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.

What to do

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.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2015 Heartland Bighorn
• 2015 Heartland Cyclone
• 2015 Heartland Edge
• 2015 Heartland Elkridge
• 2015 Heartland Landmark 365
• 2015 Heartland Road Warrior
• 2015 Heartland Torque

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.