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1997 Red River Trailer 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.
2
Latest Jun 16, 2008
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since May 19, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Red River Trailer. 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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Body & structure
Filed Jun 16, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ROAD TREK CAMPER (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WINDOWS IN THE TOP FRONT AND THE SEAL WERE LEAKING INTO THE CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

NHTSA ID
10231102
Incident
Jun 15, 2008
Mileage
98,000 mi
Suspension
Filed May 19, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED FROM A DEALER SHIP , THE TRUCK WAS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP , BUT ONE TIME WHEN I WAS PASSING A VEH THE TRUCK REAR END CAUGHT UP WITH THE FRONT END AND IT BEGAN TO ROLL AND ROLL AND ROLL WHERE THEN THE ROOF DIDNT HOLD UP THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS ITS NEEDS TO BE PUT OFF THE ROAD I BROKE MY NECK IN TWO PLACES NOT TO MENTION OTHER INJURIES I AM NOW DISABLE AND FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THEY KNOW THE ROOF SUPPORT ITS NOT MADE TO PROCTECT THE DRIVER I AM DISABLE FROM THIS VEH AND THERE SHOULD BE A INVESTIGATION ON THIS TRUCK..AGAIN BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE!!! I COULDNT GIVE THE RIGHT INFO ON THIS SITE IT DOSNT GIVE THE OPTION IT WAS A 97 RANGER XLT IT HAD FIRESTONE TIRES HT WILDERNESS THAT BLEW NOT SHREADED BLEW AGAIN THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ISSUED!!!!

NHTSA ID
10121616
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
Mileage
80,000 mi

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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