Recall · 21V428000
Heartland Recreational Vehicles recalled 10 models over equipment
22,326
Vehicles covered
10
Models
31
Model years
June 4, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
- The defect
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. (Heartland) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Mallard, Shadow Cruiser, Sundance XLTTT, Wilderness, Prowler, Trail Runner, 2018-2019 Pioneer, Terry Classic, 2020-2021 Lithium, and 2021 North Trail trailers equipped with a Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulator. The regulator may fail, causing an increase in propane pressure.
- What it can cause
- Increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in gas appliances, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the regulator and test the propane system for leaks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 3, 2021. 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| CruiserShadow Cruiser | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandLithium | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandMallard | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandNorth Trail | 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandPioneer | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| HeartlandProwler | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandSundance | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandTerry Classic | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| HeartlandTrail Runner | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| HeartlandWilderness | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 22,326 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 84% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Heartland vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 34 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V521000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 31 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, 2 of them before this campaign was filed. 2 of those name the equipment, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in September 2019, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 7 other recalls published here, the newest being: 22V199000 (equipment), 21V993000 (tires), 21V557000 (equipment), 21V453000 (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 June 4, 2021 as campaign 21V428000. 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 2021-06-04.
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