Heartland BIG Country, Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge and 8 more (2015-2016): Equipment
Recall 15V199000 · Apr 3, 2015 · Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
252
vehicles affected
252
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V199000
- Date
- Apr 3, 2015
- Maker
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Units affected
- 252
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Recreational vehicle/trailer
- Model years
- 2015-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016 Big Country, Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, North Trail, Prowler, Road Warrior, Sundance XLT, Torque, Wilderness and 2015-2016 Landmark 365 fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, the bolts that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism chain may fail allowing the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is in motion.
What can happen
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective bolts, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-21.
Vehicles covered
12 models, 13 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Heartland | Big Country | 2016 |
| Heartland | Bighorn | 2016 |
| Heartland | Cyclone | 2016 |
| Heartland | Edge | 2016 |
| Heartland | Elkridge | 2016 |
| Heartland | Landmark 365 | 2015-2016 |
| Heartland | North Trail | 2016 |
| Heartland | Prowler | 2016 |
| Heartland | Road Warrior | 2016 |
| Heartland | Sundance XLT | 2016 |
| Heartland | Torque | 2016 |
| Heartland | Wilderness | 2016 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V199000?
12 models: Heartland Big Country (2016), Heartland Bighorn (2016), Heartland Cyclone (2016) and 9 more, about 252 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V199000?
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective bolts, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-21.
What can happen?
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.