2012 Heartland Bighorn Silverado: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2012 Heartland Bighorn Silverado. The newest campaign is 12V470000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Sep 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 12V470000, in the NHTSA record
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will repair the affected vehicles free of charge. The recall began on October 5, 2012. Owners may contact Heartland Recreational Vehicles at 1-888-262-5992.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 75 units in total.
12V470000Received . 68 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC, (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Bighorn Silverado Fifth Wheel Travel trailers, manufactured from February 28, 2012, through August 28, 2012. The liquid propane (LP) hose and wire hanger that is mounted under the slide out can come in contact with the tire, causing damage to the LP hose and wiring.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A damaged LP hose can lead to an LP leak and fire, increasing the risk of injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will repair the affected vehicles free of charge. The recall began on October 5, 2012. Owners may contact Heartland Recreational Vehicles at 1-888-262-5992.
Report filed by HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 99-01-10. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
12V417000Received . 7 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Heartland RV (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Elkridge and model year 2012-2013 Bighorn Silverado fifth wheel vehicles. Certain vehicles manufactured with liquid propane (LP) generators may have the LP supply line connected incorrectly to the generator.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the LP supply line is connected incorrectly, the generator may vent liquid propane into the generator compartment. In the presence of an ignition source, the vented propane can result in an explosion.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Heartland will notify owners and dealers will inspect and correct the LP supply line fitting as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 10, 2012. Owners may contact Heartland at 1-888-262-5992.
Report filed by HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 99-01-09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
2 complaints, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Tires | 2 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 Jun 2015
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20122
- 20133
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2012 Heartland Bighorn SilveradoThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2012 Heartland Bighorn Silverado: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/heartland/bighorn-silverado/2012/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Heartland Bighorn Silverado?
- 75 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Heartland Bighorn Silverado have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Heartland Bighorn Silverado, model years 2012 to 2013. 2 of them name the 2012 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2012 Heartland Bighorn Silverado name most often?
- Tires: 2 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Heartland Bighorn Silverado open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.