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2012 Heartland Prowler 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 Apr 12, 2013
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 2012 Heartland Prowler, 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

HEALTH HAZARD IN RV FRESH WATER TANK I PURCHASED A 2012 PROWLER 26P BH TRAVEL TRAILER. THIS TRAILER IS MANUFACTURED BY HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC. THIS RV IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC, (HEARTLAND RV) IS PUTTING DEFECTIVE FRESH WATER TANKS INTO THEIR RVS. THE TANKS SAG IN THE MIDDLE LEAVING OVER 15 GALLONS OF WATER IN THEM WHICH CANNOT BE DRAINED OR USED. THE TANKS HAVE A CAPACITY OF 49 GALLONS. THAT LEAVES APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WATER LEFT IN THE TANK AFTER DRAINING THE TANK WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED DRAIN. THERE IS A FITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE TANK THAT HAS THE DUAL PURPOSE OF BEING USED FOR THE DRAIN AND THE PICKUP FOR THE WATER PUMP. THE FITTING IS NOT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AS IT SHOULD BE AND THE EXCESSIVE SAGGING OF THE TANK TRAPS THE WATER. THIS IS A HEALTH HAZARD AS THIS WATER IS INTENDED TO BE POTABLE WATER THAT IS USED FOR COOKING AND DRINKING. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY SANITIZE AND FLUSH THE TANK WITH THIS MUCH WATER LEFT IN IT AFTER DRAINING. THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE IS TO SANITIZE WITH CHLORINE BLEACH AND THEN THOROUGHLY DRAIN AND FLUSH OUT THE TANK. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY FLUSH THIS TANK BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER TRAPPED IN THE TANK. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION WHICH WARRANTS A FACTORY RECALL. HEARTLAND RV CONTACT INFORMATION: HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC 1001 ALL-PRO DRIVE ELKHART, IN 46514 PHONE: 574.262.5992 *TR

NHTSA ID 10508042 · filed Apr 12, 2013

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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