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2014 Heartland Wilderness 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 Jul 30, 2015
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 2014 Heartland Wilderness, 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 & structure1100.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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From owner reports, verbatim

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE FALLEN OFF OF MY BRAND NEW HEARTLAND WILDERNESS RV, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE WHILE IN TRANSIT ON THE HIGHWAY: SPARE TIRE COVER, HOLDING TANK DRAIN CAP, EXTERNAL PROPANE GAS QUICK CONNECT COUPLING, STABILIZER MOUNTING SCREWS, BUMPER END CAP, LICENSE PLATE MOUNTING BRACKET, GATE VALVE T-HANDLE. THESE ITEMS FELL OFF OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE RV NEW IN APRIL OF 2014. WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO LACK OF DEALER PREPARATION(CAMPING WORLD OF ASHEVILLE, NC OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS(HEARTLAND) I CAN NOT THEORIZE. IN MY OPINION THESE INCIDENTS PRESENT A DANGER NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT MY FELLOW TRAVELERS ON THE HIGHWAYS.

NHTSA ID 10744967 · filed Jul 30, 2015

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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