Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Cobra Sierra

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Wiring95V169000
Filed Aug 30, 199543,330 vehiclesCobra Industries, Inc.

Defect. THE CHASSIS HARNESS IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER OR IS IMPROPERLY ROUTED OVER THE AXLE.

Risk. THE WIRING CAN BE PINCHED OR CUT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND AXLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF THE TRAILER OR FIFTH WHEEL.

Remedy. COBRA INDUSTRIES HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO TIGHTEN THE SLACK IN THE CHASSIS WIRE HARNESS AND SECURE THEM TO THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER WITH A SINGLE EYE WIRE LOOP.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights94V200000
Filed Oct 13, 1994819 vehiclesCobra Industries, Inc.

Defect. THE ANGLE OF THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP IS NOT WITHIN THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS FOR FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS HAVE DIMINISHED VISIBILITY AND DO NOT GIVE SUFFICIENT WARNING SIGNALS TO FOLLOWING MOTORISTS.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BEZEL WHICH WILL BRING THE ANGLE OF THE LAMP WITHIN FMVSS SPECIFICATIONS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Oct 18, 2000AR

WAS DRIVING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE, WITH 2,000 MILES OF GOODYEAR MARATHON STARTED TO LOSE TREAD. PULLED OVER & CHANGED TIRE. WAS DRIVING BACK & RIGHT REAR TIRE, WITH 3,500 MILES, BLEWOUT. TREAD HAD PEELED OFF THAT TIRE. ALSO DID DAMAGE TO THE CAMPER. ENTIRE TREAD HAD CAME OFF. SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON. LAST TIME WAS THE LEFT RIGHT WITH 4,000 MILES, WAS THROWING CHUNKS/PIECES OF TIRE CAUCUS. REPLACED TIRE WITH A FRIENDS SPARE.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19991000Routine
19971000Routine
19961100Routine
19950200Routine
19940200Routine
1993 — this page1200Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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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: Aug 30, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.