-The 30 AMP MPPT solar controller located in the front storage compartment of a Heartland 5th wheel suddenly caught fire filling the RV with acrid smoke and scorching other critical components. The propane tanks are on both sides of the solar controller. The smoke sensors did not alarm and 3 people were in the RV at the time of the incident. -The fire could have burned (seriously or fatally) the occupants, caused smoke inhalation injuries/death, caused the propane tanks to explode, injured other campers, as well as damaged other property. -The problem has been reported to the manufacturer on July 13, 2021; however, it has not been acknowledged as reproduced or confirmed. -We have attempted to arrange for an inspection; however, the manufacturer has not been able to locate a dealer or servicing agent to do so. To date................NO INSPECTION OR SCHEDULED INSPECTION!!! We are still in contact with Heartland. So far, we are told August or September? Really> -There were no warning alarms, lamps, lights or signals.
2021 Heartland Bighorn
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical SystemFire
Filed Jul 14, 2021MD
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2013| 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 — this page | 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 | 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 |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.