NHTSA campaign 12V417000 · Heartland campaign 99-01-09

Heartland Recall 12V-417: LP Supply Line

NHTSA recall 12V417000 (Heartland campaign 99-01-09) was reported by HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC on August 28, 2012, with 7 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Heartland Bighorn Silverado and Heartland Elkridge for model years 2011–2013. Owners were notified on September 10, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V417000 (also written 12V-417 or 12V417)
Filed by: HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
Heartland campaign number: 99-01-09
Report received: August 28, 2012
Potentially affected: 7 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: September 10, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V417000. 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 Silverado
- 2012, 2013
Heartland Elkridge
- 2011, 2012

All Heartland recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V417000.

Defect description

Heartland RV (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Elkridge and model year 2012-2013 Bighorn Silverado fifth wheel vehicles. Certain vehicles manufactured with liquid propane (LP) generators may have the LP supply line connected incorrectly to the generator.

Safety consequence

If the LP supply line is connected incorrectly, the generator may vent liquid propane into the generator compartment. In the presence of an ignition source, the vented propane can result in an explosion.

Manufacturer remedy

Heartland will notify owners and dealers will inspect and correct the LP supply line fitting as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 10, 2012. Owners may contact Heartland at 1-888-262-5992.

Notes

Heartland RV's safety recall number is 99-01-09. 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 www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V417000

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.