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2002 Accubuilt Van 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 Oct 12, 2004
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 Accubuilt Van, 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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report

From owner reports, verbatim

PONTOON BOAT TRAILER, MANUFACTURED BY HAWKEYE LEISURE TRAILERS LIMITED, HUMBOLDT, IA 50548, MODEL # MH20RS, V.I.N. [XXX], MANUFACTURED FEB, 2002. *NM ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 9, 2004 WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON A RURAL IOWA HIGHWAY NEAR WESLEY, IA THE RIGHT WHEEL FENDER OF THE TRAILER FELL OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME BUT THE FENDER WENT TOWARDS THE DITCH INSTEAD OF REMAINING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RECOVERING AND INSPECTING THE FENDER I FOUND THAT IT HAD ONLY 5 SMALL SPOT WELDS ALL OF WHICH HAD FAILED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE LEFT FENDER SHOWED THE SAME SITUATION WITH 5 SMALL SPOT WELDS OF WHICH 4 HAVE FAILED. HAD THE LEFT FENDER FALLEN OFF THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND INJURY. ALTHOUGH THE TRAILER IS 2 YEARS OLD IT HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE WITH LESS THAN 300 HIGHWAY MILES. THIS INCIDENT DESERVES INVESTIGATION. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. I HOPE THIS WAS A FILED QC PROBLEM AND NOT ROUTINE CONSTRUCTION. AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOAT DEALER, THE TRAILER MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT ON MONDAY MORNING OCTOBER 11, 2004. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED AS REQUESTED. AS OF THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO INDICATION THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS WILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED SUBSEQUENT PHONE CALLS. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID 10095659 · filed Oct 12, 2004

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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Data sources

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