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2016 Karavan Tandem Axle 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 Jun 3, 2019
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 2016 Karavan Tandem Axle 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

  • 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.

Each component in detail

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Jun 3, 2019

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

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 · filed Jun 3, 2019

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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