The defect
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.
The risk
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| 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 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland BIG Country | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Heartland Bighorn | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Heartland Cyclone | 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| Heartland Edge | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartland Elkridge | 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| Heartland Landmark 365 | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Landmark 365 | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland North Trail | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Heartland Prowler | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Road Warrior | 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| Heartland Sundance XLT | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartland Torque | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Heartland Wilderness | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015