Heartland Bighorn Traveler, Heartland Cyclone, Heartland Elkridge, model years 2019 to 2021. Filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 August 2020. 1,409 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Cyclone and 2020-2021 Bighorn Traveler, and Elkridge recreational trailers. Due to insufficient bracing, the front landing legs may buckle and collapse while the trailer is parked.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V521 cover?
- Heartland Bighorn Traveler, Heartland Cyclone, Heartland Elkridge, model years 2019-2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Cyclone and 2020-2021 Bighorn Traveler, and Elkridge recreational trailers. Due to insufficient bracing, the front landing legs may buckle and collapse while the trailer is parked.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the landing legs buckle, the trailer will drop unexpectedly, increasing the risk of property damage, personal injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will install a jack bracket to reinforce the landing legs, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2020. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the landing legs buckle, the trailer will drop unexpectedly, increasing the risk of property damage, personal injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20V521 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| System at fault | Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 August 2020 |
| Model years | 2019-2021 |
| Vehicles named | HEARTLAND BIGHORN TRAVELER, HEARTLAND CYCLONE, HEARTLAND ELKRIDGE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the landing legs buckle, the trailer will drop unexpectedly, increasing the risk of property damage, personal injury or death.
The remedy
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will install a jack bracket to reinforce the landing legs, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2020. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V521, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v521/
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Other Heartland notices we hold
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- 24V605: 2024-2025 Torque travel trailers, equipped with optional Onan 5
- 24V315: 2024 Eddie Bauer travel trailers
- 24V018: 2024 Corterra fifth wheels
- 22V305: 2022 Sundance trailers
- 22V294: 2022 Heartland Fuel travel trailers
- 22V199: 2021-2022 North Trail trailers
- 22V170: 2022 Lithium, Prowler, and Trail Runner travel trailers, equipped with a 50-amp shore power inlet
All 60 Heartland campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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