1996 Carriage Carri Lite

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Structure › Frame and Members	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes, Electric	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly02V312000

Filed Nov 19, 20021,450 vehiclesCarriage, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS MAY HAVE AN INSUFFICIENT FRAME STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE PIN BOX.

Risk. OVER TIME STRESS CRACKS COULD BEGIN TO OCCUR AT THE FRAME INSERTION POINTS AND FRONT CROSS STRUCTURE SURROUNDING THE PIN BOX (HITCH). THIS COULD RESULT IN THE TRAILER BECOMING PARTIALLY OR FULLY DETACHED FROM THE TOW VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT KIT TO THE FRAME STRUCTURE SURROUNDING THE PIN BOX. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 30, 2003. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CARRIAGE AT 1-800-895-0108.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Sep 22, 2005TX

1996 CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE HAD TWO SEPARATE TIRE BLOW OUTS.*MR THE TIRE WERE PURCHASED OM MAY 4, 2004.

Service Brakes, Electric

Filed May 13, 1999MI

ADJUSTER SPRINGS ON THE ELECTRIC BRAKES WORE OUT, CAUSING THE BRAKE ADJUSTER DROP INTO THE BRAKE DRUM . ALSO, BRAKE DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members

Filed Jul 8, 1998OK

WELDS ON THE SPRING HANGERDS ONTO THE FRAME BROKE CAUSING POOR STABILITY.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2011	0	2	Routine
2010	0	2	Routine
2009	1	2	Routine
2008	0	2	Routine
2007	0	2	Routine
2006	0	2	Routine
2005	0	2	Routine
2004	1	4	Routine
2003	0	5	Routine
2002	0	6	Routine
2001	1	5	Routine
2000	2	2	Routine
1999	6	3	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	4	1	Routine
1996 — this page	3	1	Routine
1995	2	0	Routine
1992	1	0	Routine

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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 19, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.