NHTSA Campaign 20V275000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
NHTSA campaign 20V275000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack. The repair is free.
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed the report for 20V275000 with NHTSA on May 14, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V275000, NHTSA lists up to 392 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V275000 were scheduled from July 7, 2020, 54 days after the report.
20V275000 covers 1 model from Heartland, model years 2020.
Owners of the model years 20V275000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V275000 ranks 24 of 45 Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V275000, Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC has 27 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 20V275000 was 20V084000, reported on February 13, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2020 Mallard, Prowler, Trail Runner, and Wilderness trailers equipped with a bumper-mounted spare tire carrier. The U-bolt that secures the spare tire may break, and cause the spare tire to detach during travel.
- The risk
- If both U-bolts break, the carrier and spare tire can detach from the unit, resulting in an increased risk of injury and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare tire mounting U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began July 7, 2020. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
Reported May 14, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V275000 (1)
Heartland (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V275000, 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: May 14, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted