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2018 Heartland Road Warrior

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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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 Sep 25, 2024
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 Heartland Road Warrior, most frequently naming the suspension category.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Suspension2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Suspension
Filed Sep 25, 2024

The rear spring shackles that hold the leaf springs and axle to the frame of the trailer broke off of the frame while going down the road. I took the RV to Clyde's Frame shop in Pontiac MI. and was told that this is a very common problem with frames made by Lippert because they do not brace the shackles the way they should be to prevent this from happening. I have filed an insurance claim but they have not inspected the damage to the RV yet. Thankfully we were only driving at a low speed and noticed a lot of smoke coming from the back of the RV. If we would have been traveling at highway speeds the rear tires would have blown out causing the RV to become very unstable or cause a serious accident. Also where the spring shackle broke off of the frame it broke a PVC tube that has to gasoline lines in it that run from the fuel tank in the rear of the RV to the generator in the front of the RV. Any sparks could have caused the gasoline to ignite causing a major fire. There were no warning signs, lamps or messages before this happened. We were going straight down the road, we felt a small jerk, looked in the rear view mirror and seen a lot of smoke coming from the rear of the RV.

NHTSA ID
11616356
Incident
Sep 19, 2024
Suspension
Filed Nov 3, 2021

The contact owns 2018 Heartland Road Warrior RV. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the RV drove over a bump on the road and the contact felt that the RV was dragging and not accelerating as fast as before. The contact looked in the rear-view mirror and noticed that the RV was pulling towards the right side instead of driving straight. The contact to pulled over to the side of the road. The contact noticed that the rear passenger’s side spring hanger had fractured causing the rear axle to pull the RV sideways. The RV was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear hanger needed to be replaced. The mechanic repaired the RV by welding the hanger back in place for the contact to continue to be able to drive to his residence. The vehicle was not fully repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11439177
Incident
Oct 31, 2021

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Heartland Road Warrior by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2023010—
2022130—
2021020—
2020010—
2019010—
2018Viewing200—
2017110—
2016130—
2015230—
2014110—
2013210—
2012010—
2011130—
2010010—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.