Recall · 20V275000
Heartland Recreational Vehicles recalled 4 models over equipment
392
Vehicles covered
4
Models
4
Model years
May 14, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
- 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.
- What it can cause
- 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.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| HeartlandMallard | 2020 | Not published here |
| HeartlandProwler | 2020 | Not published here |
| HeartlandTrail Runner | 2020 | Not published here |
| HeartlandWilderness | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 392 vehicles this is a small campaign: 52% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Heartland vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 31 times before this, most recently in February 2020 as 20V084000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V428000 (equipment).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC with NHTSA on May 14, 2020 as campaign 20V275000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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