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2005 Heartland Bighorn Recalls, Complaints & Specs

1 safety recall lists the 2005 Heartland Bighorn, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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1 safety recall for the 2005 Heartland Bighorn

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. 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.…

2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2005 Heartland Bighorn have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 11,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2011 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Goodyear marathon 235/80/r16. Purchased 4 new tires in may 2009. During routine inspection april 2011 found two tires defective. One was determined by original dealer to be out-of-round, second was de”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 25, 2011 · Tires

“Second report: first tire was reported this date as an out-of-round condition. This report is for the second tire which is a cord separation report again on the same vehicle 2005 glendale titanium mod”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 25, 2011 · Tires

Compare Heartland Bighorn model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Heartland Bighorn model year in NHTSA's database.

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

Checking a specific 2005 Heartland Bighorn

How do I know if my 2005 Heartland Bighorn has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 1 campaign currently lists the 2005 Heartland Bighorn; your car may already have been repaired under it.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Heartland dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 08V380000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

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.