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1997 Red River 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 16, 2008
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 1997 Red River 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

  • Body & structure150.0%
  • Suspension150.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Jun 16, 2008

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed May 19, 2005

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

Data sources

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