Reliability & cost of ownership
Heartland Big Horn Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Heartland Big Horn? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Heartland Big Horn problems by model year
9 recall entries and 21 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Big Horn | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Big Horn | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Big Horn | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Big Horn | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Big Horn | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Big Horn | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Big Horn | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Big Horn | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Big Horn | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Heartland Big Horn, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires5 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- structure4 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints
- wheels3 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- equipment2 complaints
- power train1 complaint