2010 Stoughton Van Trailer Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 Stoughton Van 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%
- Brakes150.0%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE ALUMINUM FRAME RAIL KEEPS CRACKING JUST IN FRONT OF THE LANDING GEAR ON BOTH SIDES. WICHITA TRAILER INC. IN WICHITA, KANSAS (THE DEALER) HAS ATTEMPTED TO WELD THE CRACK 5 TIMES. THEY ALSO HAVE PUT A REINFORCEMENT PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RAIL (PER STOUGHTON TRAILER, LLC ORDERS AND WARRANTY POLICY). SINCE THE REINFORCEMENT PIECE WAS PUT ON IT HAS CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE AND BROKEN THE WELD TWICE. AT LEAST 2 OF THESE TIMES, WICHITA TRAILER KEPT THE TRAILER FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AND LOANED ME ANOTHER TRAILER. IN ADDITION TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM (WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD) THE TRAILER HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE DUMP VALVE ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE LAST 2 PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.....UPDATED 12/19/12 *BF UPDATED 12/19/2012*JS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE ALUMINUM FRAME RAIL KEEPS CRACKING JUST IN FRONT OF THE LANDING GEAR ON BOTH SIDES. WICHITA TRAILER INC. IN WICHITA, KANSAS (THE DEALER) HAS ATTEMPTED TO WELD THE CRACK 5 TIMES. THEY ALSO HAVE PUT A REINFORCEMENT PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RAIL (PER STOUGHTON TRAILER, LLC ORDERS AND WARRANTY POLICY). SINCE THE REINFORCEMENT PIECE WAS PUT ON IT HAS CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE AND BROKEN THE WELD TWICE. AT LEAST 2 OF THESE TIMES, WICHITA TRAILER KEPT THE TRAILER FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AND LOANED ME ANOTHER TRAILER. IN ADDITION TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM (WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD) THE TRAILER HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE DUMP VALVE ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE LAST 2 PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.....UPDATED 12/19/12 *BF UPDATED 12/19/2012*JS
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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