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Vintage Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1978–2016

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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. This total counts a complaint once for each Vintage model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Vintage model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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20 model years

Overview

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Vintage vehicles. Our database also holds 7 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Vintage model year.

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

Vintage models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Vintage models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Outlaw2007–201632
Crystal2007–201612
Aero2007–201602
Bandit2007–201602
Cargo2007–201301
Conversion Trailer2003–200702
Gazelle1978–198602
Intimidator2007–201602
Race Car Trailer200501

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. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 7 newest campaigns covering a Vintage vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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16V0330005 Vintage models

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSVintage Trailers Ltd. (Vintage) is recalling certain model year 2009-2016 Intimidator, Aero, Outlaw, Bandit, and Crystal SS triple axles trailers manufactured May 9, 2008, to September 23, 2015. The affected trailers have a Federal Certification Label that incorrectly lists the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of each axle as 5,200 pounds when the correct GAWR is 5,080 pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and Rims- Other than Passenger Cars."

13V4820006 Vintage models

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESVintage Trailers Ltd. (Vintage Trailers) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 Crystal, Intimidator, Aero, Outlaw, Bandit, and Cargo trailers manufactured January 2007 through May 2013 and equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.

08V453000Conversion Trailer

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILERVINTAGE TRAILERS IS RECALLING 265 MY 2003-2007 CONVERSION TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

07V433000Conversion Trailer

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILERON CERTAIN CONVERSION TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

05V436000Race Car Trailer

WHEELS:RIMON CERTAIN RACE CAR TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TREDIT WHEELS. THE RIMS MAY HAVE POOR WELD QUALITY AND INSUFFICIENT PRESS FIT BETWEEN THE WHEEL RIM AND DISC.

86V135000Gazelle

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTORSEAT BELTS DO NOT HAVE EMERGENCY OR AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTORS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 208. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208.

82V005000Gazelle

UNKNOWN OR OTHERTHE CONTROL SYMBOLS HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AND THE WINDSHIELD WASHING SYSTEM WAS MIS-IDENTIFIED AS "ACCESSORY". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THESE VEHICLES ALSO FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 105, 108, 110, 114, 115, 127, 205, AND 209.

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Every year with at least one publishable Vintage model year

Data sources

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