Hawkinsvil, GA
Fire
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #536794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FaultScore report
1995 Utility Trailer problems
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1995 Utility Trailer with NHTSA between 1998 and 2000. The largest single group is the brakes. Across this model's run it ranks 3 of 4 worst.
B
FaultScore 39/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Utility Trailer.
How this is worked outThe numbers
12
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
What kind of bad
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
- Complaint volume — 37
- Against the median year of the Utility Trailer. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
- Severity — 43
- 8.3% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
- Early failure — not reported
- Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
How 1995 compares with every other Utility Trailer
Click any bar to open that year's report.
What breaks on a 1995 Utility Trailer
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
6
50.0%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Suspension
2
16.7%
Equipment & Accessories
1
8.3%
Wheels
1
8.3%
Tires
1
8.3%
Body & Structure
1
8.3%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Jun 1998
peak 5
Mar 2000
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Madison HE, MI
TRAILER HITCHES
LATCH ON THE TRAILER HITCH WAS LOOSE CAUSING SWAYING WHICH BROKE THE CHAINS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION OF THE TRAILER UNIT (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
NHTSA complaint #548816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sault Sain, MI
WHEELS:RIM
INSIDE RIMS HAD STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE STUD HOLES WHICH CAUSED THE STUDS TO BREAK OFF AND THE WHEELS TO COME OFF THE FLATBED TRAILER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #544707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport, OR
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
(FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER MODEL 37RK)WOODEN CHASSIS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WITH SMALL 1/4 INCH SELF TAPPING SCREWS, WHICH BEGAN TO SHEAR OFF RESULTING IN THE FRONT END OF THE 5TH WHEEL CHASSIS TO DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #524089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Davidson, NC
TIRES
TWO TIRES FELL OFF OF REAR AXLE ON TRAILER AND STRUCK OTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #544148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bartow, FL
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
DAMON 5TH WHEEL TRAILER EXPERIENCED AXLE FAILURE, RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #530828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Medicine L, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #542878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Medicine L, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #542879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Medicine L, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #542880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Medicine L, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #542884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Medicine L, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #542888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hawkinsvil, GA
Fire
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #536794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OAK Creek, WI
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
KARAVAN TRAILER MODEL NO.KU-3000-76-10, WHEN ASSEMBLED ONE LEAF SPRING WAS INITIALLY PUT ON BACKWARDS RESULTING IN THE AXEL LOCKING UP.
NHTSA complaint #521708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.