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2015 Heartland Bighorn Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2015 Heartland Bighorn has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,691 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 15V198000 2015-04-03 1,691 affected
Defect

Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Bighorn, Cyclone, Edge, Elkridge, Landmark 365, Road Warrior, and Torque fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.

Consequence

If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Remedy

Heartland has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-20.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“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”

SUSPENSION · reported 2016-05-16

“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 heartland bighorn. While parked, the front passenger side slide out failed to retract back into the vehicle. After several attempts, the slide out was manually retracted. While driving approximately 45 mph, the passenger noticed that the front passenger side slide out…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2015-10-07
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Heartland Bighorn as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.