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2009 American Heritage Brand American Heritage

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Steering complaints

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5 miles · Oct 14, 2016
Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) AMERICAN HERITAGE COACH. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAIL…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) AMERICAN HERITAGE COACH. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STAIRS ON THE MOTOR HOME BECAME INOPERABLE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5.

NHTSA ODI #10916048

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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