Heartland Equipment

Heartland is recalling about 30 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. An overheated receiver could cause a fire.

Campaign
10V420000
Manufacturer
HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
Reported
14 September 2010
Vehicles
30
Built between
Apr 2004 – Jul 2004
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
3 January 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2004 and July 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Heartland LandmarkBuilt April 2004 to July 2004

What the defect is

Heartland is recalling certain model year 2005 landmark fifth wheel golden gate recreational trailers equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.

What could happen

An overheated receiver could cause a fire.

What gets fixed

HEARTLAND IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 3, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2004 to July 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 September 2010
  3. Owners notified3 January 2011

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 September 2010.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand