NHTSA campaign 20V275000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC: Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack

Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 14, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 392. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2020 Mallard, Prowler, Trail Runner, and Wilderness trailers equipped with a bumper-mounted spare tire carrier. The U-bolt that secures the spare tire may break, and cause the spare tire to detach during travel.

The risk

If both U-bolts break, the carrier and spare tire can detach from the unit, resulting in an increased risk of injury and increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare tire mounting U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began July 7, 2020. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

4 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2020 Heartland Mallard	0	2
2020 Heartland Prowler	0	2
2020 Heartland Trail Runner	1	2
2020 Heartland Wilderness	0	2

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 20V275000.

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