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Dorsey Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1960–2000

Data refreshed

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. This total counts a complaint once for each Dorsey model year it names.
7
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Dorsey model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
18
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
19
28 model years

Overview

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Dorsey vehicles. Our database also holds 18 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Dorsey model year.

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

Dorsey models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Dorsey models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Dorsey1960–197836
Trailer1996–199923
Cargo Trailers198111
Caet1991–199201
Converter Dolly199101
Ddgtc199402
Dfvpd1973–199402
Dfvpdt1973–197701
Dgtc199402
Dgtc-Po199401
Dgth1993–199401
Dgth-45199301
Dgtl1993–199401
Dgtl-C1993–199402
Dgts199401
Dolly199801
Insulated Van1992–200001
Oaedt1991–199201
Trailers199501

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. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Dorsey vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
00V177002Insulated Van

UNKNOWN OR OTHERVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: INSULATED VANS WITH BUSTIN PULLOUT TRUCK/TRAILER LADDER PART NOS. DE1903-A AND DE1905-A. THE CROSS BAR THAT SUPPORTS THE STEP FAILS WHEN WELDS THAT ATTACH IT TO THE SQUARE TUBE SIDE SUPPORTS FAIL.

98V126000Dolly, Trailer

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PLATFORM TRAILERS AND DOLLIES. THE TUBING INSTALLED IN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE PLATFORM TRAILERS WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE TUBING FITTINGS USED IN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TUBING INSTALLED ON THE DOLLIES DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER LABELING AND MINIMUM BURST STRENGTH. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES."

97V238003Trailer, Trailers

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECU) FOR OVER-THE-ROAD TRAILER APPLICATIONS. THE COVER SEAL (O-RING) MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED IN CERTAIN EASY-STOP TRAILER ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS. AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED SEAL COULD PERMIT WATER TO ENTER THE ECU CAUSING A FAULT TO DEVELOP. THIS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE'S TRAILER ABS WARNING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE WATER CONTACTS THE BOARD, DEACTIVATING ALL OR PART OF THE ABS.

95V249001Trailer

STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARMTHESE AXLES CONSIST OF A STEEL TUBULAR CENTER SECTION AND FORGED STEEL SPINDLES THAT ARE WELDED TO EACH END OF THE TUBE. EITHER SPINDLE CAN CONTAIN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK THROUGH A PORTION OF ITS CROSS SECTION.

94V1610006 Dorsey models

TRAILER HITCHESDUE TO AN INADEQUATE DESIGN, THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENT CAN DETACH FROM THE TRAILER FRAME.

94V1160004 Dorsey models

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSAN INADEQUATE WELD IN THE ATTACHMENT OF THE STEEL FLOOR CROSSMEMBERS TO THE ALUMINUM BODY BORDER CAN CRACK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN A LACK OF LATERAL SUPPORT TO CARGO LOADED ON THE TRAILER.

93V151000Dfvpd

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSIMPROPER ROUTING OF THE AIR BRAKE HOSES FROM THE BRAKE VALVES TO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS OF THE AIR OPERATED S-CAM BRAKES CAN CAUSE THE HOSES TO CHAFE OR BE CUT ON THE TRAILER FRAME.

93V133000Dgth-45

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERSIMPROPER INSTALLATION OF EATON AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER ON EATON AXLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR OPERATED S-CAM BRAKES. THE SLACK ADJUSTER "FIXED ANCHOR BRACKET", WHICH TRIGGERS THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE ADJUSTMENT, WAS IMPROPERLY LOCATED. THE IMPROPERLY LOCATED ANCHOR BRACKET CAN DAMAGE THE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER CONTROL ARM AND CAUSE THE SLACK ADJUSTER TO FAIL TO PERFORM THE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Dorsey model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .