1996 Cobra Sierra

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner

Filed Mar 26, 1997UT

SPLIT SEAT: PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT DOES NOT LATCH IN PLACE WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES LIGHTLY,THE SEAT JUST SLIDES FORWARD. HAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERALTIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1999	1	0	Routine
1997	1	0	Routine
1996 — this page	1	1	Routine
1995	0	2	Routine
1994	0	2	Routine
1993	1	2	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	0	1	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: Aug 30, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.