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1997 Gold Rush 1216SEO

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 Jul 6, 2010
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 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1997 Gold Rush 1216SEO, most frequently naming the tires & wheels category.

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 & wheels1100.0%

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.

Recent owner complaints

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

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 6, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GOLDRUSH 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, WITH HERCULES TERRA TRAC TIRES, SIZE L215/85/R16-10. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON JULY 14, 2007. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH HE HEARD A NOISE AND DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRONT TIRE. HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2010 AND ON JUNE 27, 2010 WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH A SECOND MIDDLE TIRE TREAD ALSO SEPARATED. HE ALSO REPLACED THAT TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REFUNDED HIS MONEY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WAS SOLD THE WRONG SIZE TIRE. UPDATED 08/27/10

NHTSA ID
10341673
Incident
Apr 30, 2010

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Gold Rush 1216SEO by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002010—
2001010—
1997Viewing100—

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.