NOT LOADING PROPERLY. ONE OF TRIPLE AXLE SWAYS BACK/FORTH. CAUSES BRAKE LINE TO HAVE HOLES & RIP. WOULD LACK BRAKING ABILITY. THE ACTUATOR IS PULLING APART. THE U-BOLTS GETTING WORN. WEARING OUT FAST & WILL EVENTUALLY POP. WILL BE CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. *AK
1998 Aluminum Tow Master
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › axle assembly › axle shaft › seal. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHE GREASED SEALS WERE LEAKING. ALSO, BACKING PLATE THAT HOLD THE BRAKES HAVE STAINLESS STEEL BOLT, WHICH ARE TOO LONG & WERE JAMMED INTO ANOTHER PART OF BRAKES & WERE TIGHT. THIS CAUSED BACKING PLATE BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.