Reliability & cost of ownership
Heartland Sundance Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Heartland Sundance? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Heartland Sundance problems by model year
33 recall entries and 19 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Sundance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Sundance | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Sundance | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Sundance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 Sundance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 Sundance | 3 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Sundance | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 Sundance | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Sundance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 Sundance | 1 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 Sundance | 3 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Sundance | 3 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Sundance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 Sundance | 3 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Sundance | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 Sundance | 0 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 Sundance | 1 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 Sundance | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 Sundance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Heartland Sundance, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires10 complaints
- wheels3 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic1 complaint
- equipment1 complaint
- suspension1 complaint
- structure1 complaint