2011 Heartland North 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 2011 Heartland North 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%
- Electrical133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NORTH COUNTRY TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FLOORS WERE UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FRAME, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE NORTH COUNTRY 30 BHS BY HEARTHLAND TRAVEL TRAILER. THE 30 AMP POWER CORD COMES OUT OF THE COACH RIGHT ABOVE THE FURNACE FLUE WHICH GETS VERY HOT. WHILE CAMPING WE HAD IT PLUGGED IN AND THE FURNACE RUNNING. THE FLUE MELTED THE POWER CORD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WIRES IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. JUST BY CHANCE WE WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK SOMETHING AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATED THAT 4 OR 5 TRAVEL TRAILERS LEFT THE FACTORY THIS WAY AND THAT IT WASN'T RIGHT. WE UNPLUGGED THE UNIT AND DID A TEMPORARY FIX ON THE CORD. WE ARE CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO WORK WITH HEARTLAND ON A SOLUTION, BUT SO FAR AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE FIXES BEING RECOMMENDED. *TR
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HEARTLAND NORTH COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V335000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG FURNACE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAD NOT GIVEN PERMISSION TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO RELEASE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NON RESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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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