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2013 Arising Cargo Trailer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jun 13, 2018
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 19, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 Arising Cargo Trailer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 13, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 (NA) ARISING CARGO TRAILER ATTACHED TO A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WERE NOT WIRED PROPERLY. THE DEALER (COLONY CARGO LLC, 681 BENJAMIN H HILL DR, W, FITZGERALD, GA 31750) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE TRAILER IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TRAILER WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID
11101635
Incident
Jun 10, 2018
Brakes
Filed Apr 28, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 (NA) ARISING 716VTRW ENCLOSED TRAILER. WHILE HAULING THE TRAILER AT 50 MPH, THE FRONT AXLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE WIRING WAS POORLY ASSEMBLED AND THE CONNECTORS USED WERE INCORRECT. THE REAR AXLE BRAKES ALSO FAILED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES RUNNING TO THE REAR AXLE WERE DISCONNECTED. THE TRAILER WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD HIM THE TRAILER AND WAS ADVISED TO SPEAK TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40.

NHTSA ID
10981343
Incident
Apr 14, 2017
Mileage
40 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 19, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ARISING CARGO TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A GENERAL INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT A PART OF THE FRONT HITCH NEAR THE AXLE WAS MISSING PARTS OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE CARGO TRAILER.

NHTSA ID
10556608
Incident
Mar 18, 2013

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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