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2002 Featherlite 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 Dec 23, 2004
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 23, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2002 Featherlite 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.

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Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 23, 2004

I HAVE HAD SIX BLOW OUTS OR TIRE FAILURES ON GOODYEAR "MARATHON" TRAILER TIRES IN 15,000 MILES!!! THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2002 22' HAULMARK ENCLOSED AEROSTAR TRAILER. THE TIRE SIZE IS: ST 225/ 75 R- 15. THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES HAVE BEEN MOSTLY WITH THE SIDE WALLS BLOWING OUT AND ONE WITH THE TREAD BELT COMING OFF. I AM METICULOUS WITH KEEPING THE PROPER INFLATION AND HAVE VARIED IT BETWEEN 65-55 LBS. THE TRAILER IS NOT OVERLOADED (3,500 LBS.) WITH TANDEM HEAVY-DUTY AXLES. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON ALL FOUR TIRE POSITIONS, THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR PATTERNS. THE TRAILER MANUFACTOR DENIES ANY PROBLEMS THERE AWARE OFF. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURED ON DEC. 17TH 2004 JUST AFTER STARTING A TRIP 10 MILES FROM MY HOME ON INTERSTATE 75. THE FAILURE PREVIOUS TO THAT OCCURED ON WEEK EARLIER WITH A TIRE HAVING ABOUT 1,000 MILES ON IT. THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THAT WAS NOV. 24, 2004 ON A BRAND NEW TIRE WITH 100 MILES ON IT!!! I HAVE NOT HIT ANY ROAD HAZARDS OR OBSTICLES.THE OTHER TIRES ALL HAD NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PUNCTURES, MOST WITH UNDER 5,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT BY COINCIDENCE THAT ALL THESE BLOWOUTS ARE OCCURING!!! ALLIED TIRE IN OCALA,FL. (SHELBY) WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO ADMIT HE HAS SEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES WITH CUSTOMERS AND NOW USES CARLIELES. THESE BLOWOUTS HAVE COST ME MUCH INCONVEINENCE AND TRIP INTERUPTIONS NOT TO MENTION THE SAFTY HAZARD AND EXPENSE.EVERYTIME ONE BLOWS IT COST ME OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE (RECALL) BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. I NOW CARRY TWO SPARES AND AM NOT BUYING ANYMORE GOODYEAR TRAILER TIRES. PLEASE RELAY THIS MESSAGE TO GOODYEAR. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID
10104375
Incident
Dec 17, 2004

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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