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2015 Heartland Elkridge: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Heartland Elkridge. The newest campaign is 16V566000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Aug 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V566000, in the NHTSA record

Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. The recall began on September 1, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 7,956 units in total.

  1. 16V566000Received . 4,585 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Wilderness and Mallard travel trailers, 2015-2017 Elkridge fifth wheel travel trailers, and 2017 Sundance and Torque travel trailers. The affected vehicles have an LED light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. The recall began on September 1, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

    Report filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V482000Received . 1,680 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain trailers of various models and model years. Click on "All Products Associated With This Recall" for a complete list. The tire certification labels applied to the vehicles may contain inaccurate tire sizing and/or inflation information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An owner or operator could rely on the inaccurate information in inflating the tires which could cause under or over inflation which, in turn, could lead to a tire failure or crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will send a replacement label with the correct information, free of charge. The recall began on September 29, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-574-266-3988.

    Report filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 99-01-23. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 15V198000Received . 1,691 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, Landmark 365, Road Warrior, and Torque fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Heartland has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-20.

    Report filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 99-01-20. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2015 Heartland Elkridge: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Wheels1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Aug 2016

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2015 Heartland Elkridge, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20102
  2. 20113
  3. 20122
  4. 20131
  5. 20141
  6. 20153
  7. 20164
  8. 20172
  9. 20181
  10. 20191
  11. 20203
  12. 20211
  13. 20222
  14. 20231

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 Heartland Elkridge: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/heartland/elkridge/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Heartland Elkridge?
7,956 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Heartland Elkridge have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Heartland Elkridge, model years 2010 to 2023. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Heartland Elkridge name most often?
Wheels: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Heartland Elkridge open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.