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2004 Haulmark Trailer 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 Sep 26, 2012
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 2004 Haulmark Trailer, 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

  • Tires & wheels266.7%
  • Other / unspecified133.3%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HAULMARK WT5 TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD RECURRING FAILURES WITH HIS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE FOURTH BLOWOUT, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE WERE E RATED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH G RATED TIRES. THE G RATED TIRES ARE MANUFACTURER TO SUPPORT A HEAVIER LOADING WEIGHT THAN THE E RATED TIRES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

NHTSA ID 10330802 · filed May 17, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HAULMARK TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS MISSION ST, SIZE 225/75R15 TIRES (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES (ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR) HAD TREAD AND BELT SEPARATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRAILER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS APPLICABLE. UPDATED 04/16/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL 4 TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED AT NO CHARGE.

NHTSA ID 10222891 · filed Mar 31, 2008

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE BROKEN A TOTAL OF 5 GOOSENECK TRAILER HITCHES DUE TO THIS TRAILER BEING EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT, EMPTY. THE LAST HITCH BROKE IN JUNE OF 2012. THE 2 5/16" BALL WAS PILE DRIVEN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE 1/2" THICK MOUNTING PLATE DUE TO THE EXTREME TONGUE WEIGHT (6880 DRY) OF THE 21,000 LB. PLUS (DRY) TRAILER. THIS TRAILER WAS A PROTOTYPE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER (HAULMARK) WILL NOT ADMIT TO. THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING WEIGHT ON THE MSO READS 14380 LBS. BUT IN REALITY, THE TRAILER WEIGHS OVER 21,000 LBS. DRY. THIS TRAILER HAS BECOME LOOSE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THE EXTREME GOOSENECK WEIGHT HAS KEPT IT FROM SEPARATING FROM THE TRUCK COMPLETELY. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE KILLED MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADMIT OR HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION. *TR.. UPDATED 10/09/12 *BF UPDATED 1/30/13 *CN UPDATED 02/08/13*LJ THE HITCH BALL ON THE CONSUMERS WAS PUSHED THOUGH THE HITCH PLATE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS CAUSED BY TOO MUCH TONGUE WEIGHT ON THE TRAILER. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VERTICAL WEIGHT WAS EXCESSIVE. THE EXCESSIVE VERTICAL WEIGHT CONTRIBUTED TO THE HITCH BALL BEING OVERLOADED, WHICH COMBINED WITH OVER EIGHT YEARS OF USE, CAUSED THE HITCH BALL TO SIMPLY WEAR OUT. UPDATED 02/13/13

NHTSA ID 10477194 · filed Sep 26, 2012

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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