Heartland Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge and 3 more (2015): Equipment
Recall 15V198000 · Apr 3, 2015 · Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
1,691
vehicles affected
1,691
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V198000
- Date
- Apr 3, 2015
- Maker
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Units affected
- 1,691
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Recreational vehicle/trailer
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Falls
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 can happen
If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
7 models, 7 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V198000?
7 models: Heartland Bighorn (2015), Heartland Cyclone (2015), Heartland Edge (2015) and 4 more, about 1,691 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V198000?
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.
What can happen?
If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
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.