NHTSA campaign 13V181000 · Heartland campaign 99-01-11
Heartland Recall 13V-181: Unexpected Unfurling of the Awning
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V181000 (Heartland campaign 99-01-11) was reported by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC on May 7, 2013, with 890 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Heartland Big Country, Heartland Bighorn, Heartland Elkridge and more for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on May 20, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V181000 (also written 13V-181 or 13V181)
- Filed by
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Heartland campaign number
- 99-01-11
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 890 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V181000. 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
Heartland Bighorn
Heartland Elkridge
Heartland ELK Ridge Express
Heartland Landmark
Heartland Prowler
Heartland Silverado
Heartland Sundance
Heartland Sundance XLT
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V181000.
Defect description
Heartland Recreational Vehicles is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Big Country, Bighorn, Elk Ridge, Elk Ridge Express, Landmark, Prowler, Sundance, Sundance XLT, and Silverado fith wheel and travel trailers manufactured February 13, 2013, through April 16, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowingly become damaged.
Safety consequence
If motor damage has occurred, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the trailer is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Heartland will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on May 20, 2013. A notification schedule has not yet been provided. Owners may contact Heartland Recreational Trailers at 1-888-262-5992 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed. Heartland's recall campaign number is 99-01-11.
Notes
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V181000
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.