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2016 Heartland Elk Ridge Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 22, 2017
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2016 Heartland Elk Ridge, 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

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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 ID 10990905 · filed May 22, 2017

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.

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Data sources

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