NHTSA campaign 06V370000
Heartland Recall 06V-370: HUB WELD INSUFFICIENT/LIPPERT
NHTSA recall 06V370000 was reported by HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC on September 28, 2006, with 51 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Heartland Bighorn for the 2007 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V370000 (also written 06V-370 or 06V370)
- Filed by
- HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 51 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Hub
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V370000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Heartland
Heartland Bighorn
- 2007 · Vehicles built May 11, 2006 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V370000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, THE HUB WELD IS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE SPINDLE TO THE AXLE TUBE.
Safety consequence
SPINDLE SEPARATION FROM THE AXLE TUBE CAN OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
HEARTLAND IS WORKING WITH LIPPERT TO REPLACE THE AXLES ON THE AFFECTED TRAILERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HEARTLAND AT 1-574-262-5992.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V370000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.