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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Heartland Wilderness Recalls

The 2017 Heartland Wilderness has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 1, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Heartland Wilderness. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2017 Heartland Wilderness, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

2 recalls on the 2017 Heartland Wilderness

Exterior lighting

Campaign
16V566000
Reported
August 1, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 4,585
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2016 Wilderness, 2 other models

16V566000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
16V332000
Reported
May 20, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 618
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
49 CFR Part 567, certification label
Same campaign
also 1 other model

16V332000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Heartland Wilderness complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2017 Heartland Wilderness, the newest on August 24, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2017 Heartland Wilderness, the component group named most often is the electrical system (100%), followed by the exterior lighting (50%).

1 of the 2017 Heartland Wilderness's 2 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Exterior Lighting1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Heartland Wilderness received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20261

Complaints about the 2017 Heartland Wilderness peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2017 Heartland Wilderness are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Heartland Wilderness by model year

Other 2017 Heartland models

Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted