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1997 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 Dec 22, 2005
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 Dec 15, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 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 1–10 of 10

Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 22, 2005

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE FRONT LEFT DUAL TIRES ON THE 1997 UTILITY BOX TRAILER CAME OFF THE WHEELS. THE WHEEL WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL FACE, JUMPED THE GUARDRAIL, JUMPED THE RIGHT AWAY FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. *NM

NHTSA ID
10146478
Incident
Feb 10, 2005
Filed Nov 4, 1999

EXTERNAL HEATING AND A/C UNIT DAMAGED AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. MJS

NHTSA ID
549392
BrakesElectricalFuel system+3 more
Filed Feb 23, 1999

LP LEAK AT REGULATOR, REPLACED REGULATOR. MJS

NHTSA ID
544030
Incident
Mar 24, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 1998

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542896
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 1998

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542895
Incident
Jul 22, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 1998

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542882
Incident
Jul 22, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 1998

BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
542881
Incident
May 22, 1998
Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 1998

BRAKE SHOES SEPARATED CAUSING TRAILER TO LOCK UP AND DAMAGE BRAKES.

NHTSA ID
542866
Incident
May 1, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Oct 9, 1998

FRAME FAILED,FRAME BENT ALLOWING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRAILER TO CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. (HAULMARK TRAILER MODEL MC612BS).

NHTSA ID
541948
Incident
Sep 18, 1998
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 15, 1997

KARAVAN UTILITY TRAILER KU585 1997, TRAILER TONGUE SAGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REINFORCED.

NHTSA ID
526106

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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