2014 Ditch Witch T14mv

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer › plumbing › sewage/black › storage tank. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Plumbing › Sewage/Black › Storage Tank	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring15V435000

Filed Jul 8, 201569 vehiclesCharles Machine Works Inc

Defect. Charles Machine Works Inc. (Charles Machine) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ditch Witch T14MV trailers manufactured December 1, 2014, to June 22, 2015. The affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that would result in the brakes not applying should the trailer breakway from the tow vehicle.

Risk. If the brakes do not activate in the event of a trailer breakaway, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy. Charles Machine will notify owners, and dealers will correct the pin locations in the trailer harness connector, free of charge. The recall began on July 24, 2015. Owners may contact Charles Machine customer service at 1-800-654-6481. Charles Machine's number for this recall is ID0388109.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Plumbing › Sewage/Black › Storage Tank

Filed Sep 23, 2020TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DITCH WITCH HYDROVAC TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOLDING TANK WASTE REAR HATCH OPENED INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, DUMPING MUD, ROCKS AND WASTE FROM THE HOLDING TANK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER CHARLES MACHINE WORKS AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SOLVED WITH NEWER MODEL TRAILERS, NOT THE OLDER MODELS. THE TRAILER WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2016	0	1	Routine
2015	0	1	Routine
2014 — this page	1	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: Jul 8, 2015. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.