While towing the listed trailer (2023 Genesis Supreme 37CRXL 5th Wheel) on the freeway at approximately 55 MPH, traffic began to slow in front of me. I applied the brakes in my tow vehicle and noticed the brakes in the trailer were not effective and the trailer was pushing the truck. Thankfully a collision did not occur as I had left adequate space to stop the truck and trailer. Upon inspection of the brakes on all three axles of the trailer, I discovered the following. These brakes are electrically operated drum style brakes. The backside of the drum contains the inner bearing and has a grease seal. The grease seal on all 6 brakes (left and right of the 3 axles) had failed and allowed the brakes to become coated with grease. The entire spindle was coated in grease with a large amount of grease coming out of the front where the spindle nut would be located. This leads me to believe the manufacturer is using the zerk fitting on the front of the axle spindle to completely fill the bearing cavity with grease and causing the seals to fail.
2023 Genesis Supreme 37Crxl
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes
Filed Oct 23, 2023CA
1 of 1 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.