Heartland Wilderness

Owners filed 5 complaints across 9 model years of the Heartland Wilderness. The 2017 drew the most (2); the 2021 the fewest (0).

Model years9
Complaints5
Recalls14
Fires4
Deaths0

Every Heartland Wilderness model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20210
2Routine
20200
2Routine
20191
21Suspension › Rear › Axle › SpindleRoutine
20180
1Routine
20172
22Electrical SystemRoutine
20161
21Electrical SystemRoutine
20141
1Structure › BodyRoutine
20130
1Routine
20120
1Routine

Which Heartland Wilderness years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.