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Franklin Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1972–1999

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 Franklin model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Franklin model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
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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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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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6 model years

Overview

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint filed against Franklin vehicles. Our database also holds 3 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Franklin model year.

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

Franklin models

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

Franklin models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Chevrolet C101995–199601
Chevrolet K101995–199601
Franklin1997–199901
MH195197201

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 3 newest campaigns covering a Franklin 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
07V432000Franklin

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILERON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

96V055002Chevrolet C10, Chevrolet K10

SEATSVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY EXTENDED CAB CONVERSION PICKUP TRUCKS BY FRANKLIN MOTORS. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.

74V247000MH195

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Franklin model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .