The 2012 Heartland Cyclone has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,680 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT15V4820002015-07-301,680 affected
Defect
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain trailers of various models and model years. Click on "All Products Associated With This Recall" for a complete list. The tire certification labels applied to the vehicles may contain inaccurate tire sizing and/or inflation information. As such,…
Consequence
An owner or operator could rely on the inaccurate information in inflating the tires which could cause under or over inflation which, in turn, could lead to a tire failure or crash.
Remedy
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will send a replacement label with the correct information, free of charge. The recall began on September 29, 2015. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-574-266-3988.
Complaints by component
TIRES
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
WHEELS
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints15
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet duramax hauling a 2012 heartland cyclone. While driving 65 mph, the frame fractured. While fueling the vehicle, the contact located a crack on the driver's side of the rv. The contact called an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that frame needed to…”
“Defective power king towmax str trailer tires. I purchased a 2012 heartland cyclone new in june of 2012(fifth wheel toy hauler). The rv manufacturer installed towmax str tires at the factory. Within 2 years and less than 5,000 miles three of my tires burst sitting in the driveway. These tires were…”
“9/21 while heading home from a weekend outing I got to experience not one, but two occurrences of powerking towmax tire failures. First setting the scene: tires at proper pressure (80lb), speed under 65mph, trailer weight below 14,000lbs, miles on tires total less than 1,000, road condition dry…”
“While traveling on I-5 the right front tire blew on my fifth wheel trailer. Ambient temp was about 102 we ware traveling at approximately 58 m.p.h. The tires have less than 3000 miles on them. The failure caused approximately $2800 damage to the trailer. The tire was a 235x80x16 power king tow max…”
“On a recent trip to big bend texas we experienced 3 blowouts on our heartland toyhauler. We were in the middle of no where and did not have cell service. Fortunately we were traveling with close friends that had their 5th wheel. With no help in sight the men changed the tires themselves twice…”
“We were towing a 2012 heartland cyclone 300c 5th wheel toy hauler trailer equipped with tow max 235/80 r16 trailer tires in april, 2013 on ca hwy 60 near riverside, ca when the left rear trailer tire blew. There was no sign that I struck an object or ran over anything. Luckily I had exited freeway…”
“On august 30 2013 while merging westbound onto interstate 40 from exit 196 in moriarty nm at 7:35 pm I saw (from my right side mirror) a huge piece of tread flying off the left side of the camper. Since I was only merging onto i40, my speed never exceeded 45 mph. When the tread flew out from the…”
“On august 30 2013 while merging westbound onto interstate 40 from exit 196 in moriarty nm at 7:35 pm I saw (from my right side mirror) a huge piece of tread flying off the left side of the camper. Since I was only merging onto i40, my speed never exceeded 45 mph. When the tread flew out from the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Heartland Cyclone as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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