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2013 United Uxt-8.524TA70 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 17, 2014
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 2013 United Uxt-8.524TA70, 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

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WESTLAKE TRAILER TIRES (ST225/75R15 DATE CODE 7DLT1ET3811) WHILE PARKING THE TRAILER AND CHOCKING THE WHEELS, OBSERVED RUBBER TREAD PEELING OFF ONE TIRE. CHECKED A SECOND TIRE AND NOTICED CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREADS. IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE TIRES OFF THE TRAILER AND OBSERVED CRACKING IN A THIRD TIRE. THE FOURTH TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT BRAND AND WAS NOT AFFECTED (PLEASE NOTE THE FOURTH TIRE WAS SUBJECTED TO THE SAME WEIGHT, DRIVING AND ROAD CONDITIONS). THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED 22 MONTHS PRIOR AND MILEAGE IS IN THE AREA OF 10,000 MILES. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF TIRES PROVIDED AT ALL TIMES. TIRES WERE NEVER OVERLOADED AND AVG. HIGHWAY SPEED 55 TO 60 MPH. THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND UNITED TRAILER CAN NOT AND WOULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE TIRES WOULD FAIL AND DISPLAYED NO CONCERN FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH. PHOTOS OF AFFECTED TIRES AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 10598820 · filed Jun 17, 2014

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.

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