Reliability & cost of ownership
Heartland Cyclone Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Heartland Cyclone? 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 Cyclone problems by model year
28 recall entries and 64 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Cyclone | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Cyclone | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Cyclone | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Cyclone | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Cyclone | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Cyclone | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Cyclone | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Cyclone | 2 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Cyclone | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Cyclone | 1 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Cyclone | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Cyclone | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Cyclone | 1 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Cyclone | 2 | 14 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Cyclone | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Heartland Cyclone, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires35 complaints
- wheels19 complaints
- structure13 complaints
- suspension10 complaints
- equipment6 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints
- trailer hitches2 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints