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1996 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 Sep 30, 2008
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Aug 20, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 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 1–7 of 7

Filed Sep 30, 2008
Fire reported

1996 UTILITY TRAILER. THE TRAILER'S RIGHT REAR AXLE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF A HOT BRAKE. DRIVER STOPPED AT SERVICE PLAZA TO PUT OUT FIRE. *NJ OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-0578-90. *JB

NHTSA ID
10244811
Incident
Aug 18, 2008
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

NHTSA ID
8019761
Incident
Sep 25, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed May 10, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT RIPPED A 4 INCH STRIP OFF THE MUD FLAP, KNOCKED OUT THE RIGHT REAR TAILIGHT AND PIGTAIL WIRING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ID
561143
Incident
Mar 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 19, 2001

TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MUD FLAP AND ALSO CAUSING DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ID
560381
Incident
Jan 14, 2001
Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 1998

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542889
Incident
Jul 20, 1998
BrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 26, 1998

REAR AXLE WHEEL SEAL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542875
Incident
May 2, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 1997

TRAILER TONGUE SNAPPED OFF TRAILER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTRO/ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
520754
Incident
Jul 13, 1997

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.

Data sources

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