The defect
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2022 Cyclone, Elk Ridge, Fuel, Milestone, North Trail, 2022-2023 Big Horn Traveler, Gravity, Lithium, Mallard, Pioneer, Prowler, Road Warrior, Sundance, Torque, and Trail Runner travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
The risk
An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the awning, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed by September 8, 2022. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Heartland Bighorn | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Cyclone | 2022 |
| Heartland Elkridge | 2022 |
| Heartland Fuel | 2022 |
| Heartland Gravity | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Lithium | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Mallard | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Milestone | 2022 |
| Heartland North Trail | 2022 |
| Heartland Pioneer | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Prowler | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Road Warrior | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Sundance | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Torque | 2022, 2023 |
| Heartland Trail Runner | 2022, 2023 |
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 Bighorn | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Bighorn | 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| Heartland Cyclone | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Elkridge | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Fuel | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Heartland Gravity | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Gravity | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Lithium | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Lithium | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Mallard | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartland Mallard | 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| Heartland Milestone | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland North Trail | 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| Heartland Pioneer | 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| Heartland Pioneer | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Prowler | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartland Prowler | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Road Warrior | 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| Heartland Road Warrior | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartland Sundance | 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| Heartland Sundance | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Torque | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Torque | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Heartland Trail Runner | 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| Heartland Trail Runner | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2022
182 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the equipment; Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 22V949000 22 Dec 2022 | REV Recreation Group |
| 22V951000 22 Dec 2022 | Kibbi, LLC |
| 22V948000 22 Dec 2022 | SHADOW TRAILER, LLC |
| 22V932000 15 Dec 2022 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 22V920000 13 Dec 2022 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 22V917000 12 Dec 2022 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 22V901000 7 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V894000 5 Dec 2022 | OLD SCHOOL TRAILERS, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022