- Vehicles
- 527
- Built between
- Aug 2010 – Oct 2010
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 December 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2010 and October 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011 Heartland CaliberBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland ELK RidgeBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland FocusBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland MPGBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland North CountryBuilt October 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland North TrailBuilt October 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland SundanceBuilt October 2010 to October 2010
- 2011 Heartland Trail RunnerBuilt October 2010 to October 2010
What the defect is
Heartland is recalling certain model year 2011 travel trailers equipped with 15"X6" white spoke or modular design steel wheels with a six hole bolt pattern. Some of the wheels may have inadequate weld penetration between the outer ring and the center plate due to improper plate alignment.
What could happen
There could be a potential wheel failure and wheel loss increasing the risk of a crash, or personal injury.
What gets fixed
HEARTLAND WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2010 to October 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 December 2010
- Owners notified15 December 2010
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 1 December 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 heartland at 877-262-8032.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 99-01-06
- Recalling manufacturer
- HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Heartland safety recall no. 99-01-06.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.