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Heartland in the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.

NHTSA campaign 15V-198 · Reported April 3, 2015 · 1,691 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Heartland Bighorn, Cyclone and Elkridge
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,691
REMEDY
Heartland has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC reported a problem with the equipment recreational vehicle/trailer. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-198.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015Heartland Bighorn
2015Heartland Cyclone
2015Heartland Elkridge

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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