NHTSA Campaign 15V049000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 15V049000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly. The repair is free.
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed the report for 15V049000 with NHTSA on January 30, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V049000, NHTSA lists up to 131 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 24, 2014 and December 24, 2014.
The 15V049000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V049000 were scheduled from February 16, 2015, 17 days after the report.
15V049000 covers 2 models from Heartland, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V049000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V049000 vehicles, the 2015 Heartland Big Horn has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V049000 ranks 30 of 45 Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V049000, Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC has 5 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 15V049000 was 13V186000, reported on May 9, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Heartland Big Country 3800FL vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to December 16, 2014 and 2015 Heartland Big Country 3900FLP vehicles manufactured September 23, 2014, to January 12, 2015, 2015 Heartland Big Horn 3750FL vehicles manufactured September 3, 2014, to January 14, 2015, and Landmark 365 Charleston vehicles manufactured on December 24, 2014. In the affected recreational vehicles, the axles may be placed too far forward on the frame resulting in improper weight distribution across the axles.
- The risk
- Improper weight distribution across the axles may result in poor handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will move the axles rearward to help with weight distribution on the Big Horn, and 3800 FL Big Country, and will add a ballast to the pin box to improve handling the 3900 FLP Big Country, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-19.
Reported January 30, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V049000 (2)
Heartland (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V049000, 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: January 30, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted