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Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

American manufacturer of recreational vehicles

Heartland RVs is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles located in Elkhart, Indiana. Founded by former Damon Corp. CEO Brian Brady in 2003, it was purchased and became a subsidiary of Thor Industries in 2010.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Heartland RVs is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles located in Elkhart, Indiana. Founded by former Damon Corp. CEO Brian Brady in 2003, it was purchased and became a subsidiary of Thor Industries in 2010.2

Corporate structure

Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC is part of a group headed by Thor Industries. 77 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Thor Industries Elkhart, Indiana, United States
    • Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC Elkhart
    • Jayco Subsidiary · Middlebury
    • Livin Lite RV Subsidiary
    • 2700 Real Estate Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
    • Airstream, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Airxcel, Inc. Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Aqua-Hot Heating Systems, LLC Subsidiary · Colorado, United States
    • Balder Industries GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • BURSTNER SA Subsidiary · France
    • Bürstner GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bürstner S.A. Subsidiary · France
    • Campendium, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CAN S.r.l. Subsidiary · Italy
    • Capron GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Carado GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Caravaning Customer Connect GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Cleer Vision Windows, LLC Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
    • Cruiser RV, LLC Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
    • Dethleffs France S.A.R.L. Subsidiary · France
    • Dethleffs GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Germany
    • DICOR Corporation, Inc. Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
    • DRV, LLC. Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
    • Erwin Hymer Center Bad Waldsee GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Erwin Hymer Center Stuttgart GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Erwin Hymer Group East d.o.o. za usluge savjetovanja Subsidiary · Croatia
    • and 51 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Heartland RV was founded in December 2003 by a group of RV industry veterans led by Brian Brady, formerly President and CEO of Damon Corp. The company started production in March 2004 with a 5th wheel under the Landmark brand name which was introduced in December 2004 at the Louisville Show.

Catterton Partners, a Connecticut-based private equity firm that focuses on consumer business, made an equity investment in Heartland in February 2007.

On February 2, 2010, Heartland RV acquired the remaining active trademarks of the towable brands of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.

On September 17, 2010, Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) acquired Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC.

On May 29, 2012, Chris Hermon became the President of Heartland RV, replacing retired founding President, Brian Brady.

From Wikipedia’s article on Heartland Recreational Vehicles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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