01 What Sundance Fifth Wheel is
Sundance Fifth Wheel is Heartland's fifth-wheel roster under the Sundance name. Heartland publishes 3 floorplans for 2027 and all 3 are profiled here, from 9,765 lb dry (29RLCS, 34' 0" long) to 13,235 lb dry (35MRBS, 42' 1" long), with published hitch weights of 1,790 to 2,530 lb. Dry weight plus cargo carrying capacity equals the published GVWR exactly on 3 of 3.
Across the whole Sundance Fifth Wheel roster the published dry weights run from 9,765 lbs to 13,235 lbs, cargo capacities from 1,835 lbs to 2,360 lbs, and published pin weights from 1,790 lbs to 2,530 lbs. Exterior lengths run 34 to 42 feet. Those are Heartland's published figures, read from each floorplan's own Quick Specs page.
Heartland publishes a GVWR for 3 of the 3 floorplans, and on 3 of those the arithmetic ties out exactly: dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published rating to the pound. That check is run on every plan before it is profiled here, and a plan that fails it is catalogued with the disagreement printed rather than quietly corrected.
02 Floorplans profiled in depth
3 of the 3 Sundance Fifth Wheel floorplans are profiled in full below, each on its own page with the complete factory weight, dimension and tank block. The profiled set is spread across the weight range rather than taken from one end of it, so the lightest and heaviest plans in the line are both represented. Every plan profiled here publishes a full field set and, where Heartland publishes a GVWR, passes the dry-plus-cargo arithmetic check.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Cargo | Pin wt | GVWR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29RLCS | 9,765 | 34' 0" | 1,835 | 1,790 | 11,600 |
| 32RLBS | 10,840 | 36' 7" | 2,360 | 2,065 | 13,200 |
| 35MRBS | 13,235 | 42' 1" | 2,165 | 2,530 | 15,400 |
Every figure in this table is a Heartland factory publication for 2027, read once, from each floorplan's own Quick Specs page. Sleeping capacity and tire size are on each plan page; axle count and MSRP, which Heartland also prints, are not carried in this capture.
03 Also in the 2027 line
Every 2027 Sundance Fifth Wheel floorplan Heartland publishes is profiled above, so this table is empty. A plan is catalogued rather than profiled when the factory has not yet published its full field set, when its own published figures disagree with each other, or simply because the profiled set is capped. Nothing in this table is estimated.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | GVWR | Cargo | Pin wt | Status |
|---|
Catalogued plans carry the factory figures Heartland publishes and nothing else. A row reading “Not published” means the factory does not publish that field for that plan - it is never a placeholder for a figure this site could not be bothered to find.
04 How to choose
Sort this line by the constraint you actually have. If the truck is fixed, start at the weight column: the lightest plan in the roster is the 29RLCS at 9,765 lbs dry and the heaviest is the 35MRBS at 13,235 lbs, and that spread is wide enough that the two ends are not the same buying decision. If the truck is not fixed, sort by cargo capacity instead - the 32RLBS carries the most at 2,360 lbs, and payload is the number that runs out first on a long trip.
Do not sort by floorplan number. Heartland's codes encode length loosely and layout not at all, and this site does not decode them into layout claims. Two plans with adjacent numbers in this roster can differ by hundreds of pounds of dry weight and by more than that in published pin weight, which is the figure that determines what the truck has to be.
Where Heartland publishes a floorplan description it is quoted on the plan page and identified as factory marketing copy rather than a specification. Where it publishes none, the plan page says so instead of describing a layout that nobody has verified. That is the difference between a catalogue and a brochure.
05 What to weigh before buying
What this line is
This hub catalogues three Heartland Sundance rosters read on 4 Nov 2026: Sundance Fifth Wheel for 2027 (3 floorplans), Sundance Fifth Wheel for 2026 (3 floorplans on this site) and Sundance travel trailers for 2027 (3 floorplans). 29RLCS and 35MRBS appear on both the 2026 and 2027 fifth-wheel rosters; their pages carry the 2027 record.
What this hub does not carry
Heartland's Quick Specs pages also print axle count and MSRP; this capture does not carry them, so they are absent here rather than estimated. Sleeping capacity is shown as Heartland prints it, and tire size only where Heartland prints one. A tire size is a safety-relevant number that differs between two codes a digit apart, and this site does not guess one.
Match the truck honestly
The plans here run from 9,765 lbs to 13,235 lbs dry with published pin weights of 1,790 lbs to 2,530 lbs. Dry weight is not towing weight - water, batteries, propane, gear and dealer-installed accessories all sit on top of it, and pin weight rises with them. For a fifth wheel the pin load comes off the truck's payload rating rather than its towing rating, which is the number most often quoted and the wrong one. Read your own door sticker, and weigh the trailer loaded the way you actually travel.
06 What every Sundance Fifth Wheel has
07 Documents
Sundance travel trailers — factory roster, MY2027
Sundance travel trailers are a bumper-pull roster on a hub whose own roster is fifth wheels, so the hitch figures below are tongue weights, not pin weights. These are Heartland's 2027 Quick Specs records for 27OKFK, 29RLBS, 31BROK.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Cargo | Tongue wt | GVWR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27OKFK | 7,980 | 31' 7" | 1,820 | 1,160 | 9,800 |
| 29RLBS | 9,515 | 37' 11" | 2,185 | 1,185 | 11,700 |
| 31BROK | 9,620 | 38' 8" | 2,375 | 1,110 | 11,995 |
Heartland also publishes 2026 Sundance travel-trailer records (roster https://heartlandrvs.com/brand/sundance-ultra-lite-2026/). They are printed here and not built as pages. Heartland's 2026 records for 29RLBS and 31BROK differ from the 2027 records above and are not merged: 29RLBS: 33' 9", 8,335 lb dry, 10,200 lb GVWR in 2026 against 37' 11", 9,515 lb dry, 11,700 lb GVWR in 2027; 31BROK: 38' 9", 9,845 lb dry, 11,995 lb GVWR in 2026 against 38' 8", 9,620 lb dry, 11,995 lb GVWR in 2027. This site prints both years and chooses neither. 27RBSS (2026) publishes Dry Weight 7,055 + Cargo Carrying Capacity 2,150 = 9,205 against a GVWR of 9,400, so it is catalogued, not profiled.
| Floorplan (2026) | Dry wt | Length | Cargo | Tongue wt | GVWR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27RBSS | 7,055 | 30' 1" | 2,150 | 840 | 9,400 | Catalogued only · 7,055 + 2,150 = 9,205 against a published GVWR of 9,400 |
| 29RLBS | 8,335 | 33' 9" | 1,865 | 980 | 10,200 | 2026 record; differs from the 2027 page |
| 31BROK | 9,845 | 38' 9" | 2,150 | 1,140 | 11,995 | 2026 record; differs from the 2027 page |
3 floorplans profiled, every figure read from Heartland's own per-plan Quick Specs pages. Dry weight plus cargo carrying capacity equals the published GVWR exactly on all 3.
Sundance Fifth Wheel — factory roster, MY2026
These are Heartland's 2026 Sundance Fifth Wheel records for 24ML, 27MLOK, 28DB. Heartland's 2026 fifth-wheel roster also lists 29RLCS and 35MRBS; those two floorplans are catalogued above on their 2027 pages, which carry Heartland's current record for them, and are not repeated here.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Cargo | Pin wt | GVWR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24ML | 8,030 | 29' 3" | 1,470 | 1,505 | 9,500 |
| 27MLOK | 8,555 | 32' 9" | 1,845 | 1,665 | 10,400 |
| 28DB | 8,605 | 34' 7" | 1,390 | 1,650 | 9,995 |
3 floorplans profiled, every figure read from Heartland's own per-plan Quick Specs pages. Dry weight plus cargo carrying capacity equals the published GVWR exactly on all 3.
08 Recalls
NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns affecting this line. The earliest was reported 1 Aug 2008 and the most recent 6 Aug 2026.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2026 | 26V518000 | Equipment | Activation of the jacks during transit increases the risk of a crash. |
| 27 Mar 2024 | 24V236000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
| 8 Aug 2022 | 22V591000 | Equipment | An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury. |
| 17 Jun 2022 | 22V432000 | Equipment | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 6 May 2022 | 22V305000 | Electrical system | Electrical arcing between the exposed studs and nearby aluminum ducting can increase the risk of fire and injury. |
| 20 Dec 2021 | 21V994000 | Equipment | Incorrect tire information can allow for incorrect replacement tires, which can affect towing, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 21V428000 | Equipment | Increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in gas appliances, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 19V525000 | Electrical system | Overheating of the connection can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 18V852000 | Visibility | If the reflectors are missing, the trailer may have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| 22 Nov 2017 | 17V750000 | Equipment | In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury. |
| 10 Feb 2017 | 17V091000 | Equipment | If the GVWR is not listed, the operator would not know the trailer's weight limit and may overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| 1 Aug 2016 | 16V566000 | Exterior lighting | If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire. |
| 30 Jul 2015 | 15V482000 | Equipment | 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… |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 14V058000 | Equipment | As a result, the trailer may be loaded beyond the specified weight rating which may cause a tire or suspension failure leading to poor vehicle handling and an… |
| 9 May 2013 | 13V186000 | Suspension | Improper trailer balance may lead to uncontrollable trailer sway, increasing the risk of a crash, property damage, and/or personal injury. |
| 7 May 2013 | 13V181000 | Equipment | If motor damage has occurred, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the trailer is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk… |
| 1 Dec 2010 | 10V607000 | Wheels | There could be a potential wheel failure and wheel loss increasing the risk of a crash, or personal injury. |
| 1 Aug 2008 | 08V380000 | Equipment | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. |
Coverage is not complete: this list is a starting point, not a clearance (how it is built), so check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy and again before you tow.
Campaigns NHTSA files only under Heartland’s separate Sundance XLT series are not counted here.
09 Owner-reported problems
Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about this line for model years 2005 on. The earliest was filed 15 Apr 2009 and the most recent 24 May 2023. The breakdown below is what those owners actually reported, grouped by the component NHTSA assigned.
What gets reported
| Component group | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 10 | 53% |
| Wheels | 3 | 16% |
| Unknown or other | 2 | 11% |
| Electrical system | 1 | 5% |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | 5% |
| Structure | 1 | 5% |
| Suspension | 1 | 5% |
Most recent reports
The most recent 10 owner reports filed on this line, newest first. Wording is NHTSA’s summary of what the owner described.
| Filed | Component | Miles | What the owner reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2023 | Unknown or other | — | The awning material is coming loose from the frame at the sidewall. This is an active recall for other Heartland Trailers but appears that the scope of the issue should be expanded as I have been told this issue is not under recall for my specific unit. Your assistance with this matter is requested. |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Unknown or other | — | Please see attachment named "RV axle and frame issues for NHTSA" for detailed account of what happened. The answers to the specific questions are below. â¢What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The Dexter rear axle bent and Lippert Frame… |
| 15 Jul 2019 | Structure › Body | — | After purchase noticed propane line mounted under frame exposing line to road debris could cause explosion.should be in frame |
| 9 Apr 2018 | Tires | — | 2015 Heartland sundance. Consumer writes seeking reimbursement for defective power king tires. *ld *js |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Wheels | 100 | Have had 3 of 4 towmax tires! The first tire got a bubble in it and was replaced under warranty, the second tire expanded and needed to be replaced last summer, the third tire literally fell apart towing this past weekend! We replaced the fourth tire this week, because we didn't want any issues… |
| 6 Sep 2016 | Tires | 9,100 | Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Heartland sundance equipped with towmax str st tires, size: ST225/75 R15. While driving approximately 62 MPH, the driver side tire exploded and shattered into pieces without warning. The contact replaced the tire the next day, and the rear driver side tire exploded and… |
| 9 Jun 2016 | Tires | 6,000 | Tow max srt tires are bloated and out of round after 6K miles, one blew out causing RV damage. All four on RV from manufacture (Heartland) are bloated and had to be replaced after only 6K miles. |
| 27 May 2015 | Suspension | — | One of the leaf spring hanger nuts fell off during travels. I am not aware of how long its been missing but I have only used the camper 3 times and just returned from a 4 hour drive with it and noticed the bolt sticking out about half way. |
| 30 Dec 2014 | Wheels | 30,000 | During the annual service of MY 2010 Heartland travel trailer the service facility discovered that three of the four wheels on my camper had severe cracks. The service facility contacted Heartland and they were told that Heartland did not have a recall for the wheels. It seems to me that if three… |
| 2 Sep 2014 | Tires | 6,000 | Tire failure on three power king tow max str 235/80/R16 in one day. Towing 2013 Heartland 3000 ck sundance @ lovelock nevada, one tire blew and damaged side panel drivers side, other driver side tire had a bubble starting and third had bubble. *tr |
How this count is drawn. A report is counted here only when NHTSA’s own model field names this line. What the owner typed in the description is never used to attribute a report: our line names are ordinary English words, and an owner writing “imagine my surprise when the axle went” or naming the state of Montana is not reporting a Grand Design Imagine or a Keystone Montana. Held out of it: Sundance Xlt, Sundance Xlt FW and Sundance Xlt TT (Heartland's separate Sundance XLT series).
Read these as reports, not as findings. Complaints are submitted by owners and NHTSA does not verify them; no complaint here has been confirmed as a defect, and none of them is a recall. The sample is also self-selected — only owners motivated to file appear in it — so a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Use the pattern, not the total: a component that keeps recurring is worth inspecting on any used unit. File or search complaints at NHTSA.