Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2008 Heartland Bighorn

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System1
011

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer08V380000
Filed Aug 1, 20086,002 vehiclesHeartland Recreational Vehicles, Llc

Defect. 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.

Risk. IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical SystemFire1 injured
Filed Oct 7, 200815 milesAK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HEARTLAND BIGHORN FIFTH WHEEL 9/2/08. AFTER 3 WEEKS, 4 ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AROSE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ONE WEEKS TIME. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO REPAIR AND NOT REPLACE. THIS TRAILER IS OUR HOME AND VERY UNSAFE. AFTER WAKING TO A SMOKE FILLED TRAILER, THE FIRE DEPT WAS DISPATCHED. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2013
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20270100Routine
20260100Routine
20240100Routine
20232300Routine
20220200Routine
20211010Routine
20181000Routine
20170100Routine
20162200Routine
20157310Routine
20145300Routine
20138200Routine
20120100Routine
20111310Routine
20103100Routine
20093000Routine
2008 — this page1110Routine
20078200Routine
20063100Routine
20052100Routine

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Other Heartland models

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 1, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.