NHTSA campaign 15V049000 · Heartland campaign 99-01-19
Heartland Recall 15V-049: Incorrect Axle Placement
NHTSA recall 15V049000 (Heartland campaign 99-01-19) was reported by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC on January 30, 2015, with 131 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Heartland Big Country, Heartland Bighorn and Heartland Landmark 365 for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on February 16, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V049000 (also written 15V-049 or 15V049)
- Filed by
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Heartland campaign number
- 99-01-19
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 131 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Axle — Non-Powered Axle Assembly
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 99.24% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V049000. 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
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 23, 2014 – January 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Heartland Bighorn
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 3, 2014 – January 14, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Heartland Landmark 365
- 2015 · Vehicles built December 24, 2014 – December 24, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V049000.
Defect description
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Heartland Big Country 3800FL vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to December 16, 2014 and 2015 Heartland Big Country 3900FLP vehicles manufactured September 23, 2014, to January 12, 2015, 2015 Heartland Big Horn 3750FL vehicles manufactured September 3, 2014, to January 14, 2015, and Landmark 365 Charleston vehicles manufactured on December 24, 2014. In the affected recreational vehicles, the axles may be placed too far forward on the frame resulting in improper weight distribution across the axles.
Safety consequence
Improper weight distribution across the axles may result in poor handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will move the axles rearward to help with weight distribution on the Big Horn, and 3800 FL Big Country, and will add a ballast to the pin box to improve handling the 3900 FLP Big Country, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-19.
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 15V049000
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.