Model year

2016 Heartland Elkridge

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from May 22, 2017 to May 22, 2017.

Recall campaigns covering this model year412k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2016 trailer
Severity index0.02016 trailers average 8.7
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Heartland Elkridge peaked in 2017, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75120171201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 Heartland Elkridge name wheels

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

4 recall campaigns cover the 2016 Heartland Elkridge

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2016 Heartland Elkridge
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
19V-525Jul 12, 2019A/C electrical connector may have been improperly installed, possibly causing increased electrical resistance and the connection to overheatElectrical system5,598Not stated
16V-566Aug 1, 2016Affected vehicles have an LED light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheatElectrical system4,585Part replacement
15V-482Jul 30, 2015Click on "All Products Associated With This Recall" for a complete listEquipment1,680Part replacement
15V-199Apr 3, 2015In the affected vehicles, the bolts that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism chain may fail allowing the room to extend…Equipment252Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Heartland Elkridge

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed May 22, 2017Failure Dec 18, 20162,000 milesAustin, TXWheels

    I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TOWMAX TIRE SIZE 225/75R15 TIRES BLOWOUT ON MY NEW FIFTH WHEEL. IN BOTH CASES I WAS GOING UNDER 65 MPH. A THIRD REPLACEMENT TOWMAX TIRE WAS PUT ON MY VEHICLE AND I DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY THAT TIRE WAS GOAT BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL. IF I HAD DRIVEN ON IT FOR ANY DISTANCE, IT TOO WOULD HAVE BLOWN. HEARTLAND REPLACED ALL THREE TIRES, BUT I DON'T TRUST ANY OF THEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE BEST I CAN DO IS GET THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND FOR A 50% DISCOUNT WHICH IS WHAT I AM DOING. ALL THREE PROBLEM TIRES WERE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAD ABOUT 2000 MILES ON 2 OF THEM AND LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE THIRD ONE WITH THE CRACK. THESE TIRES ARE JUNK AND UNSAFE. MY RECOMMENDATION IS YOU AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS. THANKFULLY THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE MY FIFTH WHEEL WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO ALL THE DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER WAS COVERED. IN THE CASE OF THE TWO BLOWOUTS I WAS DRIVING ON GOOD STRAIGHT HIGHWAY UNDER 65 MPH IN TEXAS ON COOL (60S) SUNNY DAYS. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THE BLOWOUTS AND GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLAT OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY WHERE I KEEP MY TRAILER. THANKFULLY IT WAS ONLY A 70 MILE TRIP AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A BLOWOUT ON THAT TIRE. I LITERALLY LEFT THE TIRE SHOP AND DROVE TO THE STORAGE FACILITY.

    NHTSA complaint 10990905
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.