Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC: Exterior Lighting
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 1, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,585. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Heartland Elkridge | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Heartland Mallard | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Heartland Sundance | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Heartland Torque | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Heartland Wilderness | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Heartland Elkridge | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Heartland Mallard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Heartland Wilderness | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Heartland Elkridge | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V566000.
Full record for the 2017 Heartland Elkridge → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →