The 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.
The risk
If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Heartland Elkridge | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Heartland Mallard | 2016, 2017 |
| Heartland Sundance | 2017 |
| Heartland Torque | 2017 |
| Heartland Wilderness | 2016, 2017 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Elkridge | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| Heartland Elkridge | 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| Heartland Elkridge | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Heartland Mallard | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartland Mallard | 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| Heartland Sundance | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Torque | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Wilderness | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Heartland Wilderness | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2016
38 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the exterior lighting; Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 16V924000 22 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V912000 20 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V872000 5 Dec 2016 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 16V869000 2 Dec 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V808000 7 Nov 2016 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 16V759000 20 Oct 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V760000 20 Oct 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V753000 18 Oct 2016 | Mazda North American Operations |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016