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2019 HEARTLAND MALLARD — WHEELS

crash · 1681021 · 2020-07-31

Vehicle

Make
HEARTLAND
Model
MALLARD
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

THE DEXTER AXLE AND BEARING CAME APART. IN 2018 SEVERAL RECALLS WERE MADE FOR SIMILAR AXLES WITH A DEFECT IN THE BEARING AND HUB CAUSING OVERHEATING AND FAILURE. OUR APPROXIMATELY 5.1-5.2K LBS TRAILER AXLE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER BUT WASN'T LISTED AND DEXTER IS DENYING A PROBLEM IN THEIR MANUFACTURE / ACTIVE RECALL. PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. OUR WHEEL CAME OFF WHEN DRIVING AND WE RECENTLY HAD IT INSPECTED AND TIRES REPLACED ETC.*DT*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11342486
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown