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1992 Utility Trailer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Mar 31, 2015
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 26, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Utility Trailer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 31, 2015

I HAVE 2 BLUESTAR TIRES THAT I WAS TOLD ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM IS VERY ADAMANT SAYING THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A 2 WHEEL TRAILER WHICH THE TIRES ARE MOUNTED ON. I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND I STOPPED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. AT FIRST I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BUT THEN I NOTICED 2 BULGES ON THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE TIRES. I WAS PULLING IT WITH OUR TRACTOR AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. SOMETIMES I PULL THIS TRAILER WITH OUR PICKUP, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE OF THE FASTER TRAVEL SPEEDS. THE TIRE DIDN'T COMPLETELY BLOW OUT, IT JUST POPPED VERY LOUD CAUSING THESE SIDEWALL BLISTERS. I WAS TOLD THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY DEFINITELY SHOULD BE. THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES OBVIOUSLY TAKE IN A LARGER GROUP OF TIRES THAN THE COMPANY WANTS TO ACCOUNTABLE FOR. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10702768
Incident
Mar 29, 2015
Mileage
350 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 22, 2010

1992 UTILITY BOX/ VAN TRAILER. LUG NUTS ON REAR TRAILER AXLE SHEERED OFF AND CAUSED A WHEEL TO OFF THE TRAILER. *BF THE DRIVER NOTICED THE TRAILER WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT AND PULLED OVER. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0309-90 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF

NHTSA ID
10321943
Incident
Feb 17, 2009
Brakes
Filed Mar 30, 1999
Fire reported

BRAKES ON RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT AXLE OF TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

NHTSA ID
544702
Incident
Jan 24, 1999
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 22, 1999

CABLE BROKE RESULTING IN TRAILER STRIKING THE FIRST VEHICLE ON THE TRAILER.

NHTSA ID
544152
Incident
Jan 15, 1999
Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 1998

BRAKES FELL APART.

NHTSA ID
542892
Incident
Jul 7, 1998
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Oct 26, 1998

BRAKE SHOES SEPARATED CAUSING TRAILER TO LOCK UP AND DAMAGE BRAKES. NOT AIR BAG COMPLAINT (E.G., SEAT BELT, TRAILER SUSPENSION AIR BAG, ETC). ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

NHTSA ID
542872
Incident
May 28, 1998

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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