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2014 Covered Wagon Trailers Cargo Trailers 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 Aug 19, 2014
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 May 6, 2014

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Covered Wagon Trailers Cargo Trailers. 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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BrakesSuspension
Filed Aug 19, 2014

THE SUBJECT TRAILER WAS PURCHASED NEW MARCH OF 2014 AND HAS A BUILD DATE OF 2/2014. THE SUBJECT TRAILER IS A TWO AXLE 7X12 V-NOSE CARGO TRAILER WITH A GVWR OF 7000 LBS. MY AXLE WEIGHT LOADED HAS NEVER EXCEEDED 4,500 LBS. DURING A TRIP INSPECTION WHILE TRAVELING TWO WEEKS AGO I DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING SHACKLE WAS RIPPING OUT OF THE FRAME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE SAME DEFECT ON SEVERAL OF THESE TRAILERS AND THE MANUFACTURE'S SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO INCREASE THE WALL THICKNESS OF THE FRAME TUBES ON THIS MODEL TRAILER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT STARTING IN MAY OF 2014 . I HAD THE FAILING FRAME TEMPORARILY REPAIRED AT A FAB SHOP THAT WAS NEAR WHERE THE FAILING SUSPENSION/FRAME WAS DISCOVERED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAVE REFUSED TO PROPOSE A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10626291
Incident
Aug 6, 2014
Mileage
4,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 8, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 COVERED WAGON TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AXLE WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10587295
Incident
May 3, 2014
Suspension
Filed May 6, 2014

AFTER 2000 MILES ON MY NEW PURCHASED 2014 COVERED WAGON TRAILER, I WAS APPROACHED BY A TECH AT A GAS STATION. SAW THAT MY SHACKLES WERE NOT SET RIGHT. AT FIRST THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED AT A TIRE AUTO AND RV REPAIR SAW IT AND OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT SINCE IT WAS IN HIS WORDS ON THE RECEIPT "EQUALIZER STRAPS NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY" AND HE COULD NOT TIGHTEN THEM BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE WELDED THE NUTS TO THE BOLTS. I'VE CONTACTED COVERED WAGON TRAILERS AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I'M CONCERNED THEY DON'T CARE. I'VE TAKEN MY EQUALIZER AND SHACKLES TO 3 PLACES AND ALL 3 SAID ITS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10586844
Incident
Apr 20, 2014
Mileage
2,000 mi

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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