2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
1
Owner Complaint
3
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN
The 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN has received a total of 1 safety complaint filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 3 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. The most commonly reported problem area is the Power Trainaxle Assembly (1 complaint).
Recalls for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN
NHTSA has recorded 3 recalls for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN, potentially affecting up to 21,343 vehicles.
Recall 17V750000 — EQUIPMENT
| 19,615 vehicles affected
Defect: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Elkridge, North Country, North Trail FW, 2011 Big Country, Bighorn, Caliber, Country Ridge, Cyclone, Edge, Focus, Graystone, Landmark, MPG, North Trail TT, Road Warrior, Sundance, Sundance TT, Sundance XLT FW, Sundance XLT TT, Trail Runner, 2018 Fuel TT, 2016-2018 Sundance XLT TT, and Torque TT recreational vehicles, equipped with certain Kidde...
Consequence: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Heartland will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540,...
View full details →Recall 15V482000 — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
| 1,680 vehicles affected
Defect: 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 comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Consequence: An owner or operator could rely on the inaccurate information in inflating the tires which could cause under or over inflation which, in turn, could lead to a tire failure or crash.
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 1-574-266-3988.
View full details →Recall 10V461000 — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
| 48 vehicles affected
Defect: HEARTLAND IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.
Consequence: THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: HEARTLAND IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN
1 complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Trainaxle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2011 Heartland Big Horn. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph when they noticed smoking coming from the left rear-axel. The contact got flagged by another vehicle to pull over. Once they did so the vehicle was then set on fire. The contact stated they put out the fire with their own extinguisher. A police report was not filed. They were unable to have the vehicle towed therefore it remains where they had to pull over. There were no injuries and no medical attention was needed. A certified mechanic informed the contact that the rear-axel had failed and needed to be replaced. The rear axle had been replaced however the cease hub and bearing had been replaced twice. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
Safety Rating for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the HEARTLAND BIG HORN
- 2006 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 2 complaints
- 2007 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 1 complaint
- 2009 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 4 complaints
- 2010 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 3 complaints
- 2011 HEARTLAND BIG HORN (current)
- 2012 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 0 complaints
- 2013 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 3 complaints
- 2014 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 3 complaints
- 2015 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 7 complaints
- 2016 HEARTLAND BIG HORN — 1 complaint
Other HEARTLAND Models
- HEARTLAND CYCLONE — 96 total complaints
- HEARTLAND BIGHORN — 30 total complaints
- HEARTLAND MALLARD — 24 total complaints
- HEARTLAND SUNDANCE — 21 total complaints
- HEARTLAND BIG COUNTRY — 19 total complaints
- HEARTLAND ROAD WARRIOR — 15 total complaints
- HEARTLAND LANDMARK — 12 total complaints
- HEARTLAND NORTH TRAIL — 11 total complaints