2021 Heartland BIGHORN: complaints, problems and recalls

ON HIGHWAY RETURNING FROM CAMPING TRIP ABOUT 400 MILES ONE WAY TRIP. TIRES OVERHEATED VERY BADLY-FELT SOFT-AND SMELLED LIKE RUBBER BURNING. CHECKING DIFFERENT SOURCES ON-LINE REVEALED THAT TOMAX TIRES ON HEARTLAND RVS ARE A KNOW PROBLEM. MY GOOD FRIEND HAS A 2012 THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES CAME APART ON THE ROAD AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO HIS RV. HE HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES WHILE SITTING BESIDE I-95. I ASKED HEARTLAND TO CHECK MINE. THEY SENT ME TO TIRE KINGDOM (WHO SELLS THE TIRE) OF COURSE THEY SAID BECAUSE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED YET THEY …

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SATURDAY, 9/20/14, WE DROVE APPROX 300 MILES FROM FL ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26, SPEED 65 MPH OR LOWER, TOWING OUR 2014 HEARTLAND BIGHORN 5TH WHEEL TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOW MAX ST235/80R16 TIRES. TIRE PRESSURE (80 PSI) AND LUG TORQUE (120 FT/LB) CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. EXITED I-26 IN LEXINGTON SC AND HAD DRIVEN 2-3 MILES, SPEEDS 35 AND UNDER, ON SURFACE STREET WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW, SEPARATING 2/3 OF THE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE CREATING A 3 1/2 FOOT LONG 8 INCH WIDE STEEL BELTED FLAIL THAT DESTROYED THE LOWER VALANCE AND WHEEL WELL O…

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WE PURCHASED OUR 5TH WHEEL NOV 4, 2012 - EXPERIENCED OUR FIRST TIRE BUBBLE 12/10/2013; SECOND TIRE BUBBLE 12/19/2013. WE HAD BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL BIGHORN OWNERS THAT THEY REPLACED THEIR "CHINA" TIRES PRIOR TO HITTING THE ROAD, BUT CASUAL INSPECTION ON MY PART INDICATED THAT THE POWER KING TIRES INSTALLED WERE SUFFICIENT FOR THE APPLICATION - I WAS INCORRECT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE THAT THESE TIRE MFG MISREPRESENT THEIR TIRE'S ADEQUACY. THE TIRE DEALER THAT REPLACED MY TIRES ( THEY ARE A DEALER AND INSTALL POWER KING ON SMALLER RIGS …

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****NOTE - NEED INFO ON TIRES**** I PURCHASED A NEW 2018 HEARTLAND BIGHORN TRAVELER 39MB FIFTH WHEEL RV ON 10/11/2017. ON 09/17/2018, I DISCOVERED A FLAT TIRE ON THIS RV, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE AN ISSUE OF TREAD SEPARATION RATHER THAN A PUNCTURE. ON 09/20/2018, WHILE STILL UNDER THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, I REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES (INCLUDING SPARE), WITH LOAD RANGE "G" TIRES. AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE, HEARTLAND INSTALLED TRAIL KING ST235/85/16 LOAD RANGE "E" TIRES ON THIS RV. THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATING FOR THESE TIRES IS 3640 LBS TIMES FOU…

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-The 30 AMP MPPT solar controller located in the front storage compartment of a Heartland 5th wheel suddenly caught fire filling the RV with acrid smoke and scorching other critical components. The propane tanks are on both sides of the solar controller. The smoke sensors did not alarm and 3 people were in the RV at the time of the incident. -The fire could have burned (seriously or fatally) the occupants, caused smoke inhalation injuries/death, caused the propane tanks to explode, injured other campers, as well as damaged other propert…

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The contact owns a 2023 Heartland Bighorn built on a 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. The contact stated that while the awning was opened, the front passenger’s side the awning fractured. The contact stated that the water tank also filled up with water independently. On another occasion, while pulling the stairs, the screws to the handle detached. The RV was taken to the dealer and the RV was repaired. On another occasion, while turning on the water, the contact became aware that the water was not heated as needed. The vehicle was taken to …

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BOUGHT THIS CAMPER IN JANUARY OF 2013 FROM CAMPING WORLD OF CALERA ALABAMA ON WAY TO FLORIDA .WENT ON THEN BACK TO WISCONSIN. CAME TO FLORIDA AGAIN AND NOW ON WAY HOME AN HOUR IN TO TRIP THE TIRE BEGINS TO FAIL! LOOKS LIKE INNER CORDS FAILING. FORTUNATELY MY SON WAS FOLLOWING AND WARNED ME OF WHAT HE COULD SEE HAPPENING.CALLED SALES PEOPLE BUT WERE LEFT HANGING, CAN'T BELIEVE THESE TIRES DON'T LAST MORE THAN 4000 MILES AND NO ONE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY, SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED . *TR

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REAR AXLE BRACKETS BROKE OFF OF FRAME CASING REAR AXLE TO MOVE AND BLOW TIRE ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT . I HAVE CONTACTED DEXTER AXLES AND LIPPERT AND ALSO HEARTLAND AND THEY ALL SAY IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM

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The right rear leaf spring hanger started to crack. If the spring hanger would have broken off the tires could have came together creating a potential hazard. Lippert Components is the manufacture of this suspension system. Lippert marketed this system called Correct Track and installed it across several brands of RV. I did a little research and found multiple failures. I notified Lippert of the failure and they open a case for me. I had a welder complete all repairs and Lippert has agreed to reimburse me for that cost.

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Range is installed in our Heartland RV. Suburban put out a TSB to have silicone placed at wiring connections on stove knobs under stove top. Then they put out a recall to disconnected and cap the wiring for the illumination of the stove knobs and the oven lighting. The range has an issue with the temperature control that it doesn’t reach indicated temperature. The main issue is that when the pilot is lit and you set it to a temperature like 300 degrees it lights okay. But, after a few minutes the burner goes out and so does the pilot. You have …

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Range is installed in our Heartland RV. Suburban put out a TSB to have silicone placed at wiring connections on stove knobs under stove top. Then they put out a recall to disconnected and cap the wiring for the illumination of the stove knobs and the oven lighting. The range has an issue with the temperature control that it doesn’t reach indicated temperature. The main issue is that when the pilot is lit and you set it to a temperature like 300 degrees it lights okay. But, after a few minutes the burner goes out and so does the pilot. You have …

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