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2020 Vanderhall Carmel 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 Nov 20, 2024
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 May 21, 2020

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2020 Vanderhall Carmel. 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

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Engine
Filed Nov 20, 2024

THE VANDERHALL CARMEL IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, 3-WHEELED AUTOCYCLE WITH AN ALL ALUMINUM BOX FRAME; IT IS POWERED BY A GM 1.5T ENGINE COUPLED TO A 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRANSVERSE MOUNTED IN A FWD CONFIGURATION. THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BOLTED TO A BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE ALUMINUM FIREWALL. WHILE THE WELDS ON THE BRACKET APPEAR TO BE INTACT, THE ALUMINUM FIREWALL WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET WAS ATTACHED TO HAS A LARGE HORIZONTAL STRESS CRACK JUST ABOVE THE WELDED AREA, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A POINT OF METAL FATIGUE; THE EXPOSED CRACK SHOWS THAT THE METAL WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS WELDED TO IS TOO THIN TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; ADDITIONALLY, THIS STRESS CRACK WAS DISCOVERED SHORTLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED 550 MILES. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE FIREWALL.

NHTSA ID
11626515
Incident
Jan 29, 2024
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Nov 10, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 VANDERHALL CARMEL THREE WHEEL AUTO-CYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE THREE WHEEL AUTOCYCLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS FRAYED AND TORN UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHCILE WAS TAKEN TO IRON PONY MOTORSPORTS LOCATED AT 5436 WESTERVILLE RD, WESTERVILLE, OH 43081, WHO REPLACED THE SEAT BELT HOWEVER, AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11373967
Incident
Jul 1, 2020
Mileage
50 mi
Body & structureEngine
Filed May 21, 2020

THE VANDERHALL CARMEL IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, 3-WHEELED AUTOCYCLE WITH AN ALL ALUMINUM BOX FRAME; IT IS POWERED BY A GM 1.5T ENGINE COUPLED TO A 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRANSVERSE MOUNTED IN A FWD CONFIGURATION. THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BOLTED TO A BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE ALUMINUM FIREWALL. WHILE THE WELDS ON THE BRACKET APPEAR TO BE INTACT, THE ALUMINUM FIREWALL WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET WAS ATTACHED TO HAS A LARGE HORIZONTAL STRESS CRACK JUST ABOVE THE WELDED AREA, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A POINT OF METAL FATIGUE; THE EXPOSED CRACK SHOWS THAT THE METAL WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS WELDED TO IS TOO THIN TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; ADDITIONALLY, THIS STRESS CRACK WAS DISCOVERED SHORTLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED 500 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID
11325475
Incident
May 21, 2020
Mileage
490 mi

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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