Model year

2016 Heartland Wilderness

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Dec 8, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016.

Recalls (2)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year24,837 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints1Close to the median 2016 trailer

Severity index100.02016 trailers average 8.7

First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Heartland Wilderness peaked in 2016, with 1 filed

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

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

Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 Heartland Wilderness name electrical system

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

Electrical system

Lighting

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

Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2016 Heartland Wilderness

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 Wilderness
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
16V-566	Aug 1, 2016	Affected vehicles have an LED light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheat	Electrical system	4,585	Part replacement
15V-199	Apr 3, 2015	In the affected vehicles, the bolts that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism chain may fail allowing the room to extend…	Equipment	252	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Heartland Wilderness

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.

Filed Dec 8, 2016Failure Jun 26, 2016Clearwater, KSElectrical system, Exterior lightingFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HEARTLAND WILDERNESS. WHILE THE RV WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT WAS ASLEEP IN THE CAMPER, THE RV CAUGHT ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE RV WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V566000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
NHTSA complaint 10933832

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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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.

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