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Heartland Wilderness Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 5 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Heartland Wilderness (2012–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

8
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Heartland Wilderness model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Heartland Wilderness20
2020 Heartland Wilderness20
2019 Heartland Wilderness21
2018 Heartland Wilderness10
2017 Heartland Wilderness22
2016 Heartland Wilderness21
2014 Heartland Wilderness11
2013 Heartland Wilderness10
2012 Heartland Wilderness10

What Heartland Wilderness owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 2.

All Heartland Wilderness recalls (8)

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

  1. Oven/stove/cooktop (equipment) and lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 21V453000 Reported 2,486 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2021 Mallard, Wilderness, Trail Runner and 2020-2021 North Trail trailers. The LP gas lines may not have been tightened properly on the outside cooktops, which could result in a gas leak.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and tighten the LP gas lines, and test the propane system for leaks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 10, 2021. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at…

    Model years: 2021

  2. Lpg systems (equipment)

    NHTSA 21V428000 Reported 22,326 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. (Heartland) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Mallard, Shadow Cruiser, Sundance XLTTT, Wilderness, Prowler, Trail Runner, 2018-2019 Pioneer, Terry Classic, 2020-2021 Lithium, and 2021 North Trail trailers equipped with a Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulator. The regulator may fail, causing an…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the regulator and test the propane system for leaks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 3, 2021. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

  3. Carrier/rack (equipment)

    NHTSA 20V275000 Reported 392 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2020 Mallard, Prowler, Trail Runner, and Wilderness trailers equipped with a bumper-mounted spare tire carrier. The U-bolt that secures the spare tire may break, and cause the spare tire to detach during travel.

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare tire mounting U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began July 7, 2020. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

    Model years: 2020

  4. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 18V634000 Reported 622 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2019 Heartland Mallard, Pioneer, Sundance XLT, Wilderness, North Trail, Prowler and Trail Runner travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at…

    Model years: 2019

  5. Exterior lighting and electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 16V566000 Reported 4,585 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Wilderness and Mallard travel trailers, 2015-2017 Elkridge fifth wheel travel trailers, and 2017 Sundance and Torque travel trailers. The affected vehicles have an LED light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheat.

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. The recall began on September 1, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  6. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V332000 Reported 618 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2017 trailers manufactured February 29, 2016, to May 5, 2016. The certification labels have incorrect tire pressure information, failing to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the certification label, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for…

    Model years: 2017

  7. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V482000 Reported 1,680 vehicles potentially affected Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

    Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain trailers of various models and model years. Click on "All Products Associated With This Recall" for a complete list. The tire certification labels applied to the vehicles may contain inaccurate tire sizing and/or inflation information. As such, these vehicles fail to…

    Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will send a replacement label with the correct information, free of charge. The recall began on September 29, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014

  8. 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

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.