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Heartland Bighorn Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 26 owner complaints across 16 model years of the Heartland Bighorn (2005–2027). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

13
safety recalls, all years
26
owner complaints, all years
2023
year with most recalls
2007
year with most complaints

Pick your Heartland Bighorn model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2027 Heartland Bighorn10
2026 Heartland Bighorn10
2024 Heartland Bighorn10
2023 Heartland Bighorn32
2022 Heartland Bighorn20
2021 Heartland Bighorn01
2018 Heartland Bighorn01
2017 Heartland Bighorn10
2016 Heartland Bighorn11
2015 Heartland Bighorn12
2014 Heartland Bighorn22
2013 Heartland Bighorn16
2008 Heartland Bighorn11
2007 Heartland Bighorn27
2006 Heartland Bighorn11
2005 Heartland Bighorn12

What Heartland Bighorn owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 7.

All Heartland Bighorn recalls (13)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Heartland Bighorn, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 26V552000 Reported 8 vehicles potentially affected Jayco, Inc.

    Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2027 Heartland Bighorn recreational trailers. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the certification label may be incorrect. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 567, "Certification."

    Remedy: Jayco will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 1, 2026. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Jayco's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2027

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 25V675000 Reported 53 vehicles potentially affected Jayco, Inc.

    Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2026 Heartland Bighorn and Jayco North Point fifth wheel travel trailers. The murphy bed mechanism may fail, causing the bed to fall unexpectedly.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the murphy bed mechanism with a new designed mechanism, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267.…

    Model years: 2026

  3. Oven/stove/cooktop (equipment)

    NHTSA 24V236000 Reported 10,038 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2023 Elk Ridge, Lithium, 2024 Eddie Bauer, Corterra, 2023-2024 Big Country, Big Horn, South Fork, Fuel, Gravity, Mallard, North Trail, Sundance, Milestone, Pioneer, Prowler, Torque, and Trail Runner fifth wheels and travel trailers. The LED backlight circuit board in…

    Remedy: Dealers will disconnect and cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 9, 2024. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  4. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 23V278000 Reported 100 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland)) is recalling certain 2023 Big Country and Big Horn fifth wheels. The federal certification label may have incorrect tire information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, " Wheels and Rims-Other Than Passenger…

    Remedy: Heartland will mail owners replacement certification labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2023. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

    Model years: 2023

  5. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V591000 Reported 5,446 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2022 Cyclone, Elk Ridge, Fuel, Milestone, North Trail, 2022-2023 Big Horn Traveler, Gravity, Lithium, Mallard, Pioneer, Prowler, Road Warrior, Sundance, Torque, and Trail Runner travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the awning, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed by September 8, 2022. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  6. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V432000 Reported 12,285 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2022 Cyclone, Gravity, Sundance, Big Country, Big Horn, Big Horn Traveler, Elkridge, Fuel, North Trail, Landmark, Lithium, Milestone, Torque, Trail Runner, Pioneer, Prowler, and Road Warrior travel trailers. The quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the quick disconnect fittings, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 29, 2022. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number…

    Model years: 2022

  7. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 19V525000 Reported 5,598 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2017 Bighorn Traveler, 2016-2020 Elkridge, Elkridge Ex, 2019-2020 Milestone, 2017-2018 North Peak, 2016-2017 Oakmont, 2017-2020 Pioneer FW, 2016-2018 Prowler FW, 2017-2019 Sundance and Sundance XLTFW trailers. The A/C electrical connector may have been improperly…

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will correct the electrical connections, free of charge. The recall began on September 5, 2019. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's…

    Model years: 2017

  8. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V198000 Reported 1,691 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, Landmark 365, Road Warrior, and Torque fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.

    Remedy: Heartland has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's…

    Model years: 2015

  9. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V199000 Reported 252 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016 Big Country, Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, North Trail, Prowler, Road Warrior, Sundance XLT, Torque, Wilderness and 2015-2016 Landmark 365 fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, the bolts that attach the expanding room to the…

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective bolts, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this…

    Model years: 2016

  10. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 14V128000 Reported 417 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2013 Bighorn Silverado, 2014 Bighorn and 2013-2014 Cyclone, and Landmark fifth wheel trailers equipped with certain Frigidaire KG-series microwaves, models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS, manufactured January 27, 2013, through April 10, 2013 in the serial number…

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began in May 2014. Owners may contact Heartland at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2014

  11. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V181000 Reported 890 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Big Country, Bighorn, Elk Ridge, Elk Ridge Express, Landmark, Prowler, Sundance, Sundance XLT, and Silverado fith wheel and travel trailers manufactured February 13, 2013, through April 16, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the…

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on May 20, 2013. A notification schedule has…

    Model years: 2013, 2014

  12. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V380000 Reported 6,002 vehicles potentially affected HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC

    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…

    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.…

    Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

  13. Hub (suspension)

    NHTSA 06V370000 Reported 51 vehicles potentially affected HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC

    On certain fifth wheel trailers, the hub weld is insufficient to hold the spindle to the axle tube.

    Remedy: Heartland is working with lippert to replace the axles on the affected trailers. Owners may contact heartland at 1-574-262-5992.

    Model years: 2007

Other Heartland models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.