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1993 Talbert Trailer

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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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 Apr 27, 2009
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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1 injuries, 0 deaths reported

Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1993 Talbert Trailer, most frequently naming the other / unspecified category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 27, 2009
1 injury reported

LAW FIRM REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT INJURIES CAUSED BY A TALBERT GOOSE NECK CONSTRUCTION TRAILER . *NJ THE CONSUMER CAME UPON ONE OF HIS COMPANY'S CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS LOADED WITH A LARGE EXCAVATOR. HE NOTICED THAT THE LOAD WAS RIDING LOW AND SUGGESTED TO THE DRIVER THAT HE STOP AND ADD A WEDGE OR SPACER TO THE TRAILER. THE WEDGES WERE METAL PLATES THAT WERE PLACED BETWEEN THE TRAILER NECK AND THE BODY OF THE TRAILER. BY ADDING A WEDGE, OR INCREASING THE SIZE OF A WEDGE, IT WOULD ALLOW THE DRIVER TO OPERATE THE FRONT LIP OF THE TRAILER HIGHER. THE WEDGE WAS THEN ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER NECK BY SPLITTING IT OVER A SHAFT OR POST AND PLACING A COTTER TYPE PIN TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THEN THE DRIVER LOWERED THE TRAILER BODY ONTO THE WEDGE. WHEN THE DRIVER LOWERED THE TRAILER BODY AGAINST THE WEDGE, THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD CAUSED THE WEDGE TO FLY OFF THE TRAILER, SHEARING THE COTTER PIN. THE WEDGE HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD AND FRACTURED HIS SKULL. FINDINGS BY AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER , DISCOVERED THAT THE WAY THE WEDGE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED, WHEN IT BEGAN TO WEAR, IT DEFORMED WHICH ALLOWED THE SPACER BLOCKS FOR SETTING TRAILER ROAD CLEARANCE TO BE FORCIBLY SEPARATED DURING NORMAL USE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10266968
Incident
Feb 20, 2001

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Talbert Trailer by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002010—
2000010—
1999010—
1998020—
1997020—
1994000—
1993Viewing100—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.