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2014 Prime Time Tracer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 May 15, 2017
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 6, 2016

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Prime Time Tracer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Fuel system
Filed May 15, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) PRIME TIME TRACER. WHILE THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE TRAILER AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS HITCHED TO THE VEHICLE. UPON REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE TRAILER AND SMELLED FUEL AGAIN. ALL THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED AND THE GAS WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FURNACE COVER AND PERFORM A SOAP AND WATER TEST FOR FUEL LEAKS. HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO FIND THE LEAK AT THE FURNACE FITTING, WHICH WAS LOOSE, AND HE TIGHTENED THE FITTING. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED SINCE TIGHTENING THE FURNACE FITTING. PREVIOUSLY, THE FURNACE TURNED ON INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE FURNACE WAS IGNITED BUT FAILED TO STAY ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WATER INSIDE THE FURNACE DUE TO GAPS. THE FURNACE WAS REPAIRED BY DRYING THE INSIDE OF THE FURNACE AND THE SEAMS WERE SEALED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RETURN PHONE CALL. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID
10985779
Incident
Jun 29, 2016
Powertrain (other)
Filed Oct 10, 2016

AFTER COMPLETING A RECENT CAMPING TRIP, I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE BALDING, ON TIRES THAT HAVE LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM. AS I LOOKED CLOSER AT THE CAUSE OF ONLY ONE TIRE BALDING, IT APPEARS THAT THE AXLE WAS BENT AND OUT OF LINE. FURTHER INSPECTIONS REVEALED THE AXLE RATINGS DID NOT MEET THE LISTED GVWR. EACH AXLE WAS RATED FOR 4400LBS. (THERE ARE 2 AXLES), EQUALING 8800LBS. GVWR IS LISTED AT 9567LBS., WHICH IS ABOVE 8800LBS. LEADING ME TO BELIEVE PRIME TIME MANUFACTURING PLACED UNDERSIZED AXLES ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER, SINCE IT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE GVWR LISTED, AND CAUSING THE AXLE TO MISALIGN AND THE TIRE TO BALD. AS THIS IS A LARGE, 32FT. TRAVEL TRAILER, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE WEIGHT BE SUPPORTED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AFTER CONTACTING PRIME TIME MANUFACTURING REGARDING THE AXLES, I WAS TOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRES, WHEELS, SUSPENSION, AND AXLES DOES NOT COUNT IN THE GVWR, MAKING THE TOTAL WEIGHT WITHIN THE 8800LB. LIMIT.

NHTSA ID
10915168
Incident
Sep 5, 2016
Electrical
Filed Apr 6, 2016
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 PRIME TIME TRACER 3200 BHT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE FUMES EMITTED FROM THE GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AFTER IT TRIPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING WAS NOT COVERED WITH AN INSULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
10853888
Incident
Apr 2, 2016

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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