THIS ALUMINUM TRAILER IS 53 FEET LONG AND HAS A PIN TO CENTER OF REAR AXLE SPREAD OF 45 FEET, THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER CALLS FOR A SPREAD OF 40.6 FEET, WHEN THE TRAILER IS LOADED IT BELLYS DOWN AND THE FRONT AXLE DIGS INTO THE SURFACE, THIS RIPS THE MAIN FRAME AND THE WHOLE AXLE COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS ILLEGAL. *SLC
1997 Chaparral Flatbed
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Frame and Members | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHIS ALUMINUM TRAILER IS 53 FEET LONG AND HAS A PIN TO CENTER OF REAR AXLE SPREAD OF 45 FEET, THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER CALLS FOR A SPREAD OF 40.6 FEET, WHEN THE TRAILER IS LOADED IT BELLYS DOWN AND THE FRONT AXLE DIGS INTO THE SURFACE, THIS RIPS THE MAIN FRAME AND THE WHOLE AXLE COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS ILLEGAL. *SLC
THIS ALUMINUM TRAILER IS 53 FEET LONG AND HAS A PIN TO CENTER OF REAR AXLE SPREAD OF 45 FEET, THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER CALLS FOR A SPREAD OF 40.6 FEET, WHEN THE TRAILER IS LOADED IT BELLYS DOWN AND THE FRONT AXLE DIGS INTO THE SURFACE, THIS RIPS THE MAIN FRAME AND THE WHOLE AXLE COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS ILLEGAL. *SLC
THIS ALUMINUM TRAILER IS 53 FEET LONG AND HAS A PIN TO CENTER OF REAR AXLE SPREAD OF 45 FEET, THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER CALLS FOR A SPREAD OF 40.6 FEET, WHEN THE TRAILER IS LOADED IT BELLYS DOWN AND THE FRONT AXLE DIGS INTO THE SURFACE, THIS RIPS THE MAIN FRAME AND THE WHOLE AXLE COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS ILLEGAL. *SLC
4 of 4 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.