Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WEVERYTHING WERE RETURNING FROM PENNSYLVANIA DRIVING ON FEDERAL HIGHWAYS THE DRAMA ON THE UPPER DECK CRACKED AND THE TRAILER STARTED COMING APART AT THE LIPPERT BUILT FRAME. THE FIFTH WHEEL RV HAS CRACKS ON THE OUTER WALLS AND THE METAL FRAME HAS AT LEAST 1 MAJOR CRACK. TRAILER NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CRACKS IN THE METAL.
2009 HEARTLAND BIGHORN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRAME FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED SEVERAL CRACKS AND SEPARATION ON THE FIBERGLASS. THERE WAS A CRACK JUST ABOVE AND BEHIND THE BEDROOM SLIDE ON THE OFF DOOR SIDE OF THE UNIT. THERE WERE OTHER CRACKS AROUND THE PIN COVER AND VARIOUS RIPPLES AT OTHER PLACES ON UNIT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF NUMEROUS FRAME WELDS. THE WELDS WERE REPAIRED AND EXTRA BRACES WERE ADDED TO STRENGTHEN THE UNIT.
BLOW OUT ON MISSION TIRE. *TR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.