Recall · 20V521000
Heartland Recreational Vehicles recalled 3 models over equipment
1,409
Vehicles covered
3
Models
7
Model years
August 28, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- The defect
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Cyclone and 2020-2021 Bighorn Traveler, and Elkridge recreational trailers. Due to insufficient bracing, the front landing legs may buckle and collapse while the trailer is parked.
- What it can cause
- If the landing legs buckle, the trailer will drop unexpectedly, increasing the risk of property damage, personal injury or death.
- What the dealer does
- Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will install a jack bracket to reinforce the landing legs, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HeartlandBighorn Traveler | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandCyclone | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandElkridge | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,409 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 62% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Heartland vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 33 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V486000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 22V018000 (tires), 21V849000 (electrical system), 20V084000 (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 August 28, 2020 as campaign 20V521000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-08-28.
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