Beware *** Poor Build Quality 2021 Heartland North Trail

[kderector]

Thank you for letting me join the forums!

Has anyone had serious build quality issues with their Heartland Travel Trailers?

I have had everything from water leaks to the AC going bad to improperly tightened hoses and sink drains, to the fresh water tank falling out of the bottom of the RV?

Just looking to see if anyone had or has the same issue.

Suggesting to avoid this manufacturer

[ford_truck_guy]

I got our recent Fifth Wheel in May of 2019 just before the Covid…. Only a few minor issues..

[ReneeG]

Issue is with newer models. We purchased our Heartland Bighorn new in 2010 and have not had any issues with it other than a sagging back window blind and missing screw in a wall sconce. Both fixed under warranty. Now that our unit is 12 years old, we've replaced some things but they are maintenance issues. It still has the original AC, heater, water heater, roof, flooring, and on and on . . .

[schlep1967]

With any units built during and just after covid, I would be more surprised if they were good quality.
Quality was fair at best before they started making 3 times as many units per day and using substitute parts because they couldn't get what was originally specified for that part.
I'm hoping as trailer orders slow down the assembly lines can get back to producing better work.

[Pbutler97]

shelbyfv wrote:

Pbutler97 wrote:
The only thing consistent in the RV Industry is the junk factor.

Well said! The exception might be molded fiberglass such as Escape, Casita, Bigfoot, etc. Unfortunately they are hard to come by and too small for some folks.

Even they come with some amount of Lippert garbage from what I have seen. Hard to avoid LCI. Basically impossible.

[shelbyfv]

Pbutler97 wrote:
The only thing consistent in the RV Industry is the junk factor.

Well said! The exception might be molded fiberglass such as Escape, Casita, Bigfoot, etc. Unfortunately they are hard to come by and too small for some folks.

[Huntindog]

Grit dog wrote:
I liked our Heartland trailer, but the FW tank always looked reeeeealy pregnant underneath.
So I sold it, lol.

I ran into the guy that bought it.
It had twins!. He now has 3 RVs. Looking for a larger property now so he will have room as they grow.:B

[Pbutler97]

You can replace "Heartland North Trail" with just about any brand you wish and it still applies. I've seen water tanks fall-out of Rockwoods, Grand Designs, Keystones, even a Lance TT once. It's way more common than a lot of folks think. That Coloplast underliner's purpose is to hide the shoddy design and assembly. The only thing consistent in the RV Industry is the junk factor.

[72goat]

After dealing with Heartland customer service and quality of build, I don't plan on buying another RV with their name on it. Had a Road Warrior toy hauler with many issues. The dealership fixed a few of them but Heartland wouldn't approve most. Black water flush system was never connected from pipes to tank which flooded the floor in the living room, overflow water tank drain pipes were stuffed up in the underbelly causing water to soak everything the Onan 4000 generator burned up because of not being vented at all. Had an authorized Onan dealership fix and contact them , Heartland said it was my fault, no help with a $2,000 repair bill. Those are just a few of the issues we had to deal with. I agree BEWARE

[Grit_dog]

I liked our Heartland trailer, but the FW tank always looked reeeeealy pregnant underneath.
So I sold it, lol.

[chiefneon]

Howdy!

All I can say is we have a 2014 Heartland Cyclone and have had similar problems and more with ours. I would ever buy another Heartland anything.

“Happy Trails”
Chiefneon

[mdcamping]

kderector wrote:
Thank you for letting me join the forums!

Has anyone had serious build quality issues with their Heartland Travel Trailers?

I have had everything from water leaks to the AC going bad to improperly tightened hoses and sink drains, to the fresh water tank falling out of the bottom of the RV?

Just looking to see if anyone had or has the same issue.

Suggesting to avoid this manufacturer

Sorry to hear about your troubles, with you owning a 21 model I hope your were able to get some coverage under a warranty?. yeah the fresh water tank sounds scary.

The quality of RV's has always been questionable, even worse with covid

Mike

[ford_truck_guy]

^^^ YUP ! ^^^^

those issues stated by the OP can and do happen on any price point RV....

[midnightsadie]

thats the norm for all rv,s there,s no quality in any of them.I, not just ranting it,s a fact.