- Vehicles
- 4,585
- Built between
- Sep 2014 – Jul 2016
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 September 2016
- Repaired
- 55%
- Unrepaired
- 1,931
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2014 and July 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2017 Heartland ElkridgeBuilt September 2014 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Heartland MallardBuilt August 2015 to July 2016
- 2017 Heartland SundanceBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2017 Heartland TorqueBuilt April 2016 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Heartland WildernessBuilt October 2015 to July 2016
Repair progress
1,931 of 4,585 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
55% repaired — 2,526 of 4,585 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 128
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2014 to July 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 August 2016
- Owners notified1 September 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 55% repaired
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 August 2016.
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 customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
Official source
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.