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1991 Grote Trailer Lighting Kits Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 Jun 20, 2007
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1991 Grote Trailer Lighting Kits, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical1100.0%

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

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I PURCHASED A SET OF LED TRAILER LIGHTS FROM WEST MARINE IN CALIFORNIA. THE FIRST TIME I USED THE TRAILER I FOUND THAT ONE TRAILER LIGHT FAILED WITHIN 200 MILES, AND THE SECOND FAILED WITHIN A FEW MORE. MY FISHING BUDDY CALLED ME ON MY CELL PHONE TOLD ME THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. I RETURNED THEM TO THE STORE AND GOT A REPLACEMENT SET WHICH ALSO FAILED PROMPTLY. I THEN WENT TO THE COMPANIES WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE OVER 50 REVIEWS ONLINE OF THE PRODUCT I BOUGHT AND SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAD THE SAME CONCERN. THE MOST CONCERNING THING WAS THAT THE REVIEWS WENT BACK TO 2004, SHOWING THAT THE COMPANY KNEW THAT THESE LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK HAD SOMEONE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING ME, MY TRAILER (8'6" WIDE 32' LONG) WOULD HAVE BEEN INVISIBLE IN THE DARK NIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH AND BEING PASSED AT 70+. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A REALLY BAD CRASH DUE TO THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED ASAP OR SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY HURT. IF YOU GO TO WWW.WESTMARINE.COM AND SEARCH FOR LED TRAILER LIGHTS IN THE SEARCH BAR, THEN CLICK ON THE PAGES , AND THEN CLICK ON THE STAR RATINGS AND YOU WILL FIND THESE REPORTS. ONE REPORT INDICATES THAT THE LIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID 10193787 · filed Jun 20, 2007

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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