Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 16, 2001
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, NO ONE WAS INJURED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 558996
- Incident
- Nov 13, 2000
1997 Benson Flat Bed 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 Jan 16, 2001
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.
0
Reports on file since Jul 6, 2000
What this page shows
Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Benson Flat Bed 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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Body & structure
Filed Jul 6, 2000
CROSS MEMBER WELDS ARE CRACKING IN THE NOSE OF THE TRAILER ONLY ON 4-BOARD NAILER STRIP, CROSS MEMBERS ABOVE 5TH WHEEL PLATE ARE CRACKED AS MUCH AS 4-5 INCHES AS WELL AS AROUND THE KING PIN. *MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 551911
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.
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints, published verbatim
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