2015 Heartland Big Country Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2015 Heartland Big Country, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
WE HAD NOTICED A CRACK IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE FIBER GLASS IN THE RV, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WELDINGS INSIDE THE WALL WHERE FAULTY AND CAME UNWELDED, I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THESE WELDS RE-DONE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AFTER COMPLAINING OF THE ISSUE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV THE REAR HANGER HAD COME UNWELDED FROM THE FRAME, IT WAS RE-WELDED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE ALSO WITHOUT MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG DIFFERENT ROUTES IN THE US BUT THE ISSUE WAS DURING MOVEMENT OF THE CHOACH.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
IN OCTOBER, 2016, A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE OF THE TRAILER (NEW), THE FRONT-LEFT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON PRESSURE (TRAILER WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME). TOOK TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO LOCAL TIRE STORE AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED JUST INSIDE ONE OF THE WHEEL SPOKES. WHEEL WAS REPLACED BY TREDIT TIRE AND WHEEL (ORIGINAL OEM SUPPLIER). EARLY AUGUST OF 2017, WHILE TRAILER WAS STATIONARY AGAIN, FOUND THAT FRONT-RIGHT WHEEL HAD LOW PRESSURE. TOOK ASSEMBLY TO TIRE STORE AND THEY FOUND A SIMILAR CRACK IN A SIMILAR LOCATION ON THAT WHEEL. CONTACTED TREDIT TIRE AND WHEEL AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO ORIGINAL WHEELS (AT MY REQUEST AND AS A GOODWILL GESTURE) UNDER WARRANTY. NEITHER TIRE DEFLATED WHILE DRIVING OR POSED ANY DANGER. HOWEVER, POSTS ON A USER FORUM REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC WHEEL SEEM TO INDICATE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR WHEEL DESIGN.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WE HAD NOTICED A CRACK IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE FIBER GLASS IN THE RV, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WELDINGS INSIDE THE WALL WHERE FAULTY AND CAME UNWELDED, I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THESE WELDS RE-DONE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AFTER COMPLAINING OF THE ISSUE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV THE REAR HANGER HAD COME UNWELDED FROM THE FRAME, IT WAS RE-WELDED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE ALSO WITHOUT MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG DIFFERENT ROUTES IN THE US BUT THE ISSUE WAS DURING MOVEMENT OF THE CHOACH.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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