2010 Bison Trail Express

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	2		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment17V754000

Filed Nov 22, 2017200 vehiclesBison Coach, Llc

Defect. Bison Coach, LLC (Bison) is recalling certain 2010 Stratus, Aluma Sport, Trail Express, and Trail Hand recreational trailers, equipped with certain Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf

Risk. In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy. Bison will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Bison customer service at 1-574-658-4161, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Sep 14, 20124,000 milesCA

I HAVE A BISON TRAIL EXPRESS LQ TRAILER WITH 4000 MILES ON THE CARLISLE TIRES. WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT BACK TIRE GOING 55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IT TOOK THE FENDER OFF THE TRAILER. TRAILER COMPANY SAID TOO BAD FOR YOU. NO RESPONSE FROM THE CARLISLE TIRE CO. *TR

Tires

Filed Aug 31, 20112,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BISON TRAIL EXPRESS TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL ST235/80/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS MISSING SOME OF ITS TREAD. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A SPARE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER, WHERE ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 22, 2017. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.