NHTSA Campaign 10V461000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 10V461000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC filed the report for 10V461000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V461000, NHTSA lists up to 48 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 18, 2010 and September 3, 2010.
The 10V461000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V461000 were scheduled from October 20, 2010, 12 days after the report.
10V461000 covers 5 models from Heartland, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 10V461000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V461000 vehicles, the 2011 Heartland Big Horn has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V461000 ranks 9 of 10 HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HEARTLAND IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.
- The risk
- THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- HEARTLAND IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HEARTLAND WARRANTY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-877-262-8032 OR DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164.
- Notes
- HEARTLAND SAFETY RECALL NO. 99-01-03.
Reported October 8, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V461000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V461000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted