Heartland Sundance 2008
Model Sundance made in 2008 by Heartland got 6 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to tires. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2008
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V380000 | HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC | from 05/17/2004 to 01/15/2007 | V (Vehicle) | 6002 | 09/11/2008 | ODI | HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC | 08/01/2008 | 08/04/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Heartland rv is recalling 6,002 my 2005-2008 big country, landmark, big horn, cyclone, razor, sundance, and trail runner fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Heartland rv is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or heartland rv at 1-574-262-8030. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 07/11/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 heartland sundance rv equipped with greenball tow master tirer, line size: st225/75r15. the contact was driving 63 mph when the front passenger tire exploded. the failure mileage was 3,500. | |||
| 07/11/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 heartland sundance rv equipped with greenball tow master tirer, line size: st225/75r15. the contact was driving 63 mph when the front passenger tire exploded. the failure mileage was 3,500. kmj | |||
| 07/11/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a greenball tow master tire dot 53gbchn size st225/75r15 on 2008 heartland sundance rv. the contact stated while driving 63 mph when passnger rear tire blow out. the failure mileage was 3500.jp | |||
| 04/10/2009 | 10000 | 1 | |
| Mission tires on 2008 heartland sundance 2900mk 5th wheel trailer. lost all 4 tires during rv trip with approx 10,000 miles on them. one of the tires blow out causing major damage to rv. side of trailer is being repaired and all 4 tire had to be replaced due to separation of tread in the remaining three tires. no personal injury, just major damage to 5th wheel due to tire failure. *tr | |||