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2002 4-Star Trailer Horse Gooseneck Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 21, 2017
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 4-Star Trailer Horse Gooseneck, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 4-STAR TRAILER HORSE GOOSENECK. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRAILER STARTED TO BUCKLE AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDEWALLS BUCKLED OUTWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END SHIFTED AN INCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND THE UPPER HALF OF THE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WELDING MAY HAVE POSSIBLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE SEPARATION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 11024877 · filed Sep 21, 2017

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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