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Heartland

Official notice

13 Oct 2016

Last checked

13 Oct 2016

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Heartland. On certain travel trailers, the switched accessory LED light that is located on the front cap of the camper may have a fault that could cause it to short circuit. Should a short occur, the wiring could overheat and cause a fire, which could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the current light with a different light which has built in voltage protection. Published 2016-10-13.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68694

Official notice

2016-10-13

The hazard

On certain travel trailers, the switched accessory LED light that is located on the front cap of the camper may have a fault that could cause it to short circuit. Should a short occur, the wiring could overheat and cause a fire, which could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the current light with a different light which has built in voltage protection.

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Recall Numbers

68694

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: ELK RIDGE

Product 2

Year: 2016, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: ELK RIDGE

Product 3

Year: 2016, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: MALLARD

Product 4

Year: 2016, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: WILDERNESS

Product 5

Year: 2017, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: MALLARD

Product 6

Year: 2017, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: SUNDANCE

Product 7

Year: 2017, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: TORQUE

Product 8

Year: 2017, Make: HEARTLAND, Model: WILDERNESS

Risk / hazard

On certain travel trailers, the switched accessory LED light that is located on the front cap of the camper may have a fault that could cause it to short circuit. Should a short occur, the wiring could overheat and cause a fire, which could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the current light with a different light which has built in voltage protection.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Heartland.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

68694

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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