Heartland RV Cooktop LED Backlight Circuit Fire Risk Recall
Heartland is recalling 10,038 model year 2023-2024 fifth wheels and travel trailers because the LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail and overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (overheating cooktop circuit board) that creates a fire risk, which falls under the NHTSA 'significant injury/property-damage reports' criterion for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC is recalling certain 2023-2024 fifth wheels and travel trailers, including models such as Big Horn, Trail Runner, South Fork, Prowler, Torque, Lithium, Sundance, Mallard, Pioneer, North Trail, Big Country, Milestone, Gravity, Eddie Bauer, Corterra, Fuel, and Elk Ridge. The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat.
A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
The recall affects approximately 10,038 units. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 9, 2024. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
Dealers will disconnect and cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, free of charge. 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.nhtsa.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2024 HEARTLAND BIGHORN
- Brand
- HEARTLAND
- Manufacturer
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — RV / Travel Trailer
- Hazard
- fire
- overheat
- Affected units
- 10,038
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (17)
- BIGHORN
- TRAIL RUNNER
- SOUTH FORK
- PROWLER
- TORQUE
- LITHIUM
- SUNDANCE
- MALLARD
- PIONEER
- NORTH TRAIL
- BIG COUNTRY
- MILESTONE
- GRAVITY
- EDDIE BAUER
- ELKRIDGE
- FUEL
- CORTERRA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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