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2005 Exiss Horse Trailer

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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.
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Latest Oct 31, 2007
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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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.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Exiss Horse Trailer, most frequently naming the tires & wheels, body & structure and electrical categories. 1 NHTSA investigation names it.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels240.0%
  • Body & structure120.0%
  • Electrical120.0%
  • Other / unspecified120.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

PE05048ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

WHEEL SEPARATIONS

Opened Sep 2, 2005
Closed Dec 8, 2005

ODI OPENED PE05-048 AFTER LEARNING OF AN AUGUST 11, 2005, WHEEL SEPARATION INCIDENT FROM A MODEL YEAR 2005 EXISS MODEL SE-422 TRAILEREQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS.THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ONE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PURCHASED.THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A PRODUCTION LINE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROBLEM, GIVEN THE VERY SHORT LENGTH OF FIELD SERVICE.ON SEPTEMEBR 12, 2005, EXISS REPORTED THAT A WHEEL SEPARATION INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED FROM A MODEL YEAR 2003 MODEL SPORT 307LQ TRAILER ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 (CANADIAN OWNER).DURING THE INVESTIGATION EXISS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED OR PLANNED INITIATIVES INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF THE WHEEL INSTALLATION AND TORQUING PROCESS AT THE PLANT.DUE TO THE LOW FAILURE RATE, ODI IS CLOSING THIS PE AND INITIATING A TWELVE-MONTH MONITORING PROGRAM (I.E.,UNTIL DECEMBER, 2006) THAT WILL REQUIRE EXISS TO REPORT ALL NEWLY REPORTED WHEEL SEPARATIONS FROM EXISS VEHICLES TO ODI.

WHEELS

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Body & structureElectricalTires & wheels
Filed Oct 31, 2007

2005 EXISS TRAILER WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD PROPER AIR PRESSURE. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED NOTING TRAILER DISENGAGE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, DUE TO THE WIRING NOT BEING ENERGIZED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A RELEASE OF AIR PRESSURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE METAL VALVE STEM. THE FRONT ESCAPE WINDOW HAD A BROKEN BRACKET AND WAS NOT MOUNTED FLUSH. MOISTURE WAS DETECTED IN AND AROUND THE WINDOW AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE WINDOW WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND THEREFORE THE WINDOW FRAME HAD A MISALIGNMENT WITH THE TRAILER FRAME. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TRAILER, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL. THE BRAKE WIRE WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS TOUCHING THE MAIN FRAME OF THE TRAILER ON THE DRIVERS REAR POST BEHIND THE STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE WIRE FROM THE HARNESS TO THE JUNCTION FOR THE REAR AXLE WAS CAUSING SHORTS AND INTERMITTENT LIGHT AND BRAKE ISSUES.*JB

NHTSA ID
10208267
Incident
Oct 1, 2007
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 23, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 UNIVERSAL EXISS (NA). THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH HI-RUN TIRES, SIZE G235/85/R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. HE NOTICED THAT THE THIRD TIRE HAD SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION AND HE COULD SEE THE BELT AND A BULGE IN THE TIRE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE TIRES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://RIDES.WEBSHOTS.COM/ALBUM/560403292KEOOJN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID
10200577
Incident
Aug 19, 2007
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 12, 2007

2005 EXISS TRAILER THAT TRAILER DISENGAGE AND DOOR LIGHT NOT WORKING AND TWO TIRES THAT WERE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE**NAR**CC THE DOOR HANDLE LIGHT DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE THE WIRING TO THE HANDLE WAS NOT ENGERGIZED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW HAD A BROKEN BRACKET. MOISTURE WAS DETECTED IN AND AROUND THE WINDOW AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE WINDOW WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND THEREFORE THE WINDOW FRAME WAS MISALIGNED WITH THE TRAILER FRAME. THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WERE SMOKING. *JB

NHTSA ID
10188977
Incident
Apr 2, 2007

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Exiss Horse Trailer by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2005Viewing301—
2004201—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.