NHTSA campaign 10V461000 · Heartland campaign 99-01-03
Heartland Recall 10V-461: AXLE ASSEMBLY/WHEEL END SEPARATION
NHTSA recall 10V461000 (Heartland campaign 99-01-03) was reported by HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC on October 8, 2010, with 48 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Heartland Big Country, Heartland Bighorn, Heartland Cyclone and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on October 20, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V461000 (also written 10V-461 or 10V461)
- Filed by
- HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
- Heartland campaign number
- 99-01-03
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 48 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V461000. 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 Big Country
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 9, 2010 – September 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Heartland Bighorn
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 18, 2010 – September 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Heartland Cyclone
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 18, 2010 – September 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Heartland Landmark
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 18, 2010 – September 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Heartland Road Warrior
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 23, 2010 – September 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V461000.
Defect description
HEARTLAND IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.
Safety consequence
THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
HEARTLAND IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HEARTLAND WARRANTY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-877-262-8032 OR DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164.
Notes
HEARTLAND SAFETY RECALL NO. 99-01-03.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V461000
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.