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1998 Utility Trailer Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
12
Latest Aug 22, 2006
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.
2
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 Feb 18, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 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 1–12 of 12

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2006
Fire reported

1998 UTILTY TRAILER'S RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT DAMAGING THE UNIT. *KB THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10166899
Incident
Jul 30, 2006
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 17, 2001

TWO KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRES ON 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES ON TIRES. TREAD WAS COMING OFF TIRE BECAUSE STEEL BELT UNDERNEATH TREAD WAS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO SIDEWALL. TIRE SIZE: ST225/75R15, DOT NUMBER: PUHHP1KR. BOTH TIMES TIRES CAME APART, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND TIRES WERE NOT OVERLOADED. TIRES WERE ONLY CARRYING 1900 TO 2000 LBS, APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES, WHEN RATED TO CARRY 2540 AT 65 PSI.*AK KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRES ARE LABELED AS TOWMASTER, GOODYEAR AND KELLY DEALERS HAVE DENIED CONSUMER REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID
886115
Incident
Jun 15, 2000
Brakes
Filed Aug 1, 2000

THE 1998 HYUNDAI CONTAINER TRAILER AIR BRAKES LEAKED CAUSING LOCK UP RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ID
553307
Incident
Jun 8, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Jan 7, 2000
Crash reported

(STOUGHTON BOX/UTILITY TRAILER) TRAILER UNIT WAS TOO HIGH AND DENIED ACCESS ONTO ROADWAY, HOWEVER DURING TRAVEL UNIT MUST HAVE STRUCK BRIDGE/ROADWAY AT THE TOP OF THE UNIT CAUSING DAMAGE WHICH RESULTED IN BUCKLE/BOWING OF TRAILER AND COLLAPSING. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ID
550269
Incident
Nov 10, 1999
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 1, 1999

POP OFF VALVE FOR WATER HEATER. (NASH 5TH WHEEL TRAILER) YH

NHTSA ID
609369
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999

TERRY TRAILER REAR DOOR POPPED, LATCHES ON BOTH SIDES FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID
608739
Incident
Apr 1, 1998
Suspension
Filed Feb 1, 1999

(MAKE: COLE MODEL: GRANDVIEW TENT TRAILER)LP COVER BLEW OFF DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA ID
606938
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 1, 1999

WATER HEATER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
606805
Incident
May 1, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 5, 1999

TIRES RUB THE INNER PANEL AND COULD RESULT IN A BLOWOUT. (P235 X 15)

NHTSA ID
543225
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 21, 1998

TIRE TREADS FAILED.( MAKE: HULLO)

NHTSA ID
543084
Incident
Oct 14, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 17, 1998

BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO BARE WIRE AND BAD CONTROLLER.

NHTSA ID
537968
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 18, 1998

SUNLINE RECREATIONAL TRAILER (T2553), 1998 YEAR BUILT, DEXTER AXLE HAD NO LUBRICANT IN BEARINGS OR MINUMAL AMOUNT CAUSING BEARING TO OVERHEAT AND BURN UP ALMOST DETACHING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID
530592
Incident
Jan 13, 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.

Data sources

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