NHTSA Campaign 15V198000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 15V198000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed the report for 15V198000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V198000, NHTSA lists up to 1,691 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 7, 2014 and February 26, 2015.
The 15V198000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V198000 were scheduled from April 13, 2015, 10 days after the report.
15V198000 covers 4 models from Heartland, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V198000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V198000 vehicles, the 2015 Heartland Road Warrior has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V198000 ranks 12 of 45 Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V198000, Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC has 27 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V198000 was 14V128000, reported on March 18, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, Landmark 365, Road Warrior, and Torque fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
- The risk
- If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- Heartland has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-20.
Reported April 3, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V198000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V198000, 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: April 3, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted