2012 Trails West Rpm 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 2012 Trails West Rpm, 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%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
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
I WRITE YOU TODAY REGARDING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY TRAILS WEST CLASSIC 2 HORSE TRAILER. I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS TRAILERS MALFUNCTIONING AXEL, AND I NEVER RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE OF THIS DEFECT. HAD I RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE, I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE TRAILER MALFUNCTION I HAD YESTERDAY POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE LIFE OF MY HORSE AND MYSELF. I WILL FURTHER EXPLAIN MY CONCERNS AND THE TRAILERS MALFUNCTION BELOW. IN 2014, I TOOK MY HORSE TRAILER INTO LES SCHWAB TIRES IN SALEM, OR TO HAVE THE BEARINGS PACKED AND ENSURE ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS IN COMPLIANCE. SHORTLY BEFORE TAKING MY TRAILER INTO LES SCHWAB, THE TIRES AND BREAKING MECHANISM LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS HAULING MY HORSE. I SAFELY TRANSPORTED THE TRAILER TO LES SCHWAB, AND ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO LOCK UP, AND ENSURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE MANAGER INFORMED ME HE HAD SEEN A SIMILAR LOCKING INSTANCE ON ONE OTHER TRAILER WHEN THERE WAS A BENT AXEL CAUSING THE TIRES TO SEIZE. I HAD ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND A FULL INSPECTION COMPLETED ON THAT DAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY HORSE AND MYSELF. YESTERDAY, WHILE PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER DOWN INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH SALEM, OR, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGAN TO SMOKE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN BETWEEN HIGHWAYS EXITS, AND PULLING THE HORSE OUT OF THE TRAILER ALONG THE HIGHWAY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN SLOWLY MANEUVERING THE SMOKING TRAILER OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. I SLOWLY MOVED THE TRAILER (AT ROUGHLY 30 MPH) DOWN THE FREEWAY AS THE TRAILER CONTINUED TO HEAT, SMOKE, AND EMIT HEAVY BURNING SMELLS FROM THE WHEEL BASE INTO A SAFER PLACE FOR THE HORSE AND MYSELF. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, I NOTICED BOTH HUB CAPS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER HAD FLOWN OFF IN TRANSIT, AND THE WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER SHIFTED OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE BACK LEFT TIRE EXPANDED TO TWICE THE STANDARD SIZE AND CONTINUED TO SMOKE AROUND THE TIRES, BEARINGS, AND AXEL HINGES.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WRITE YOU TODAY REGARDING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY TRAILS WEST CLASSIC 2 HORSE TRAILER. I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS TRAILERS MALFUNCTIONING AXEL, AND I NEVER RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE OF THIS DEFECT. HAD I RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE, I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE TRAILER MALFUNCTION I HAD YESTERDAY POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE LIFE OF MY HORSE AND MYSELF. I WILL FURTHER EXPLAIN MY CONCERNS AND THE TRAILERS MALFUNCTION BELOW. IN 2014, I TOOK MY HORSE TRAILER INTO LES SCHWAB TIRES IN SALEM, OR TO HAVE THE BEARINGS PACKED AND ENSURE ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS IN COMPLIANCE. SHORTLY BEFORE TAKING MY TRAILER INTO LES SCHWAB, THE TIRES AND BREAKING MECHANISM LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS HAULING MY HORSE. I SAFELY TRANSPORTED THE TRAILER TO LES SCHWAB, AND ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO LOCK UP, AND ENSURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE MANAGER INFORMED ME HE HAD SEEN A SIMILAR LOCKING INSTANCE ON ONE OTHER TRAILER WHEN THERE WAS A BENT AXEL CAUSING THE TIRES TO SEIZE. I HAD ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND A FULL INSPECTION COMPLETED ON THAT DAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY HORSE AND MYSELF. YESTERDAY, WHILE PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER DOWN INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH SALEM, OR, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGAN TO SMOKE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN BETWEEN HIGHWAYS EXITS, AND PULLING THE HORSE OUT OF THE TRAILER ALONG THE HIGHWAY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN SLOWLY MANEUVERING THE SMOKING TRAILER OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. I SLOWLY MOVED THE TRAILER (AT ROUGHLY 30 MPH) DOWN THE FREEWAY AS THE TRAILER CONTINUED TO HEAT, SMOKE, AND EMIT HEAVY BURNING SMELLS FROM THE WHEEL BASE INTO A SAFER PLACE FOR THE HORSE AND MYSELF. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, I NOTICED BOTH HUB CAPS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER HAD FLOWN OFF IN TRANSIT, AND THE WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER SHIFTED OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE BACK LEFT TIRE EXPANDED TO TWICE THE STANDARD SIZE AND CONTINUED TO SMOKE AROUND THE TIRES, BEARINGS, AND AXEL HINGES.
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
Data on this page last refreshed .