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Heartland Trail Runner

28 floorplansTravel trailer201125Caution build tier

Heartland (Caution tier): Heartland's price-leader travel trailer: wood-framed walls under .024 in. corrugated aluminum siding, light enough for a half-ton, sold on sticker price rather than build quality.

What one actually costs today: $11,900$31,800 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.

THE FLOORPLANS: 28
MODELYEARSLENGTHGVWRSLEEPSPRICE TODAYFINDING ONE
25DBL2024–2429.5 ft9,316 lb8$17,600used est.Findable
25RL2013–2129.8 ft7,600 lb6$16,700used est.Common
26TH2017–2030.7 ft7,500 lb4$16,200used est.Findable
27RKS2014–2533.8 ft9,632 lb6$28,300used est.Common
28RE2019–2232.0 ft7,700 lb8$17,100used est.Common
28TH2017–1933.3 ft9,000 lb6$16,100used est.Findable
29MSB2015–2134.1 ft9,000 lb8$18,500used est.Common
29RKDS2024–2433.3 ft9,886 lb4$29,200used est.Findable
30RBK2020–2535.3 ft9,538 lb8$30,300used est.Common
30USBH2011–2234.6 ft9,000 lb8$20,700used est.Common
31DB2020–2536.9 ft9,608 lb8$31,800used est.Common
33IKBS2015–2137.2 ft9,900 lb8$21,800used est.Common
117R2025–2520.9 ft3,900 lb6$11,900used est.Findable
171BH2024–2520.9 ft3,886 lb6$11,900used est.Findable
181RB2019–2122.9 ft6,900 lb4$12,800used est.Findable
199BHSS2022–2423.8 ft7,000 lb8$19,700used est.Findable
200FBSS2022–2424.8 ft7,412 lb4$18,600used est.Findable
211RD2020–2525.7 ft7,616 lb4$22,200used est.Common
251BH2020–2529.5 ft7,596 lb8$22,800used est.Common
252BH2020–2228.6 ft7,650 lb8$19,700used est.Findable
255RL2021–2529.8 ft7,672 lb6$29,300used est.Common
258BH2025–2530.1 ft7,418 lb8$17,500used est.Findable
261BHS2019–2530.4 ft7,766 lb8$25,700used est.Common
270BH2025–2531.9 ft7,748 lb10$28,400used est.Findable
272RBS2018–2230.4 ft7,600 lb6$17,600used est.Common
293BHS2020–2233.7 ft9,000 lb8$16,300used est.Findable
321BHQB2022–2435.9 ft9,680 lb10$28,900used est.Findable
325ODK2017–2236.8 ft9,600 lb8$24,600used est.Common
THE LINE, YEAR BY YEAR

Assembled from eight-plus model years of brochures, floorplan by floorplan. This is the part a spec sheet can't tell you: which years changed, and which year is the buy.

  • 2011Introduced
  • 2013Introduced
  • 2014Introduced
  • 2015Introduced
  • 2017Introduced
  • 2019Introduced
  • 2019Dry weight up to about 6,785 lb
  • 2019Dry weight climbed to 8,984 lb, cutting cargo capacity under 1,000 lb
  • 2020GVWR 9,000 lb on 4,400 lb axles
  • 2020Introduced
  • 2021Introduced
  • 2022Introduced
  • 2024Introduced and dropped after one model year
  • 2024Introduced as part of the low-profile Trail Runner series
  • 2025GVWR raised to 9,632 lb, dry weight cut to 6,170 lb
  • 2025GVWR raised from 9,000 to 9,538 lb
  • 2025GVWR 9,608 lb
  • 2025Introduced
  • 2025GVWR raised from 6,900 to 7,616 lb
  • 2025GVWR raised from 6,900 to 7,596 lb; dry weight up to 5,288 lb
  • 2025Length grew from 26 ft 9 in. to 29 ft 9 in.; GVWR 7,672 lb
  • 2025GVWR raised to 7,766 lb, dry weight down to 5,876 lb
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