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2016 Karavan Tandem Axle Trailer

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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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 3, 2019
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 2016 Karavan Tandem Axle Trailer, most frequently naming the brakes and other / unspecified categories.

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

  • Brakes150.0%
  • Other / unspecified150.0%

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

BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 3, 2019

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON TRAILER, WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. CENTER GREASE CAPS RUBBED ON GREASE ZERK FROM INCOMPATIBLE AXLE/BEARING CAP. CONTACTED DEALER WHERE TRAILER WAS PURCHASED, THEY GOT ME IN CONTACT WITH KARAVAN REP. KARAVAN SENT ME THE CORRECT CENTER CAPS, DID NOT COVER ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES TRAILER BRAKES FAILED UPON EMERGENCY STOP. THE BRAKE LINES ARE ROUTED ON TRAILER WITH THREE LOCATIONS OF RUBBING, TWO WHERE THE LINE GOES UNDER FRAME UP TO CALIPER, ALMOST RUBBED A HOLE IN LINE, AND ONE LINE LOOPED RUBBING INSIDE RIGHT FRONT AXLE WHEEL, THIS LINE WAS THE ONE THAT RUBBED UNTIL IT WAS THIN ENOUGH TO RUPTURE DURING HARD BRAKING. WHEN THE LINE RUPTURED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKING OCCURRED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONTACED KARAVAN BY EMAIL WITH NO RESPONSE, MY TRAILER IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRAILER HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT CONSIDERABLE COST TO CORRECT THE MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY DEFECTS. THE BUILD SHEET FOR MY TRAILER LISTS A REVISION TO THE ASSEMBLY THAT DETAILS ROTATING THE BRAKE LINE FITTING BLOCKS TO AVOID THIS CONDITION, HAD THIS BEEN A RECALL THIS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE BRAKE FAILURE, IF THE CORRECT BEARING CAP GREASE CAPS HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY THE BEARING FAILURES COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. BOTH CONDITIONS WERE KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA ID
11220070
Incident
Aug 14, 2018
Mileage
2,000 mi

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Karavan Tandem Axle Trailer by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2018100—
2016Viewing100—
2008010—
2007010—

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.