2008 Haulmark Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members1
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure09V182000
Filed May 27, 20092,227 vehiclesHaulmark Industries Inc.

Defect. HAULMARK IS RECALLING 2,227 MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 TRANSPORT/CAR HAULER TRAILERS, MODELS TS7DT2, TSC85WT2&3, TSR85WT2&3, TSRV85WT2&3, MAUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 14, 2007 AND MAY 19, 2009. DUE TO INADEQUATE REINFORCEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE THE AXLE BRACKET ATTACHES TO THE FRAME RAIL, OVER TIME METAL FATIGUE CAN CAUSE CRACKS IN THE WELDS LEADING TO POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE AXLE BRACKET ATTACHMENT TO THE FRAME RAIL.

Risk. FAILURE OF THE AXLE BRACKET ATTACHMENT TO THE TRAILER FRAME RAIL WHILE THE TRAILER IS BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN THE AXLE BECOMING SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER FRAME. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. HAULMARK WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JULY 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HAULMARK AT 1-800-348-7530 EXT. 292.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Oct 8, 2014AZ

FILED CLAIM FOR FAULTY LOCK CYLINDER IN APRIL 2014 AND KEEP GETTING PUT OFF AND CUTOFF WHEN CALLING THE BRANCH HANDLING THE REPLACEMENT PART. THEIR PHONE# 1 423 434 2744 FASTEC INDUSTRIAL. *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Oct 2, 2009856 milesKY

WE HAVE A 2008 HAULMARK CARGO TRAILER. WE USE FOR OUR CARPENTRY TOOLS IN OUR BUSINESS AND WE HAVE FOUND THE WELD JOINTS WHICH HOLD THE TRAILER TO THE AXLE TO BE BROKEN AT THE WELD. WE HAVE CONTACTED HAULMARK AT THEIR 800 NUMBER AND LEFT MESSAGES BUT RESPONSE. WE ARE AFRAID THE AXLE WILL SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER IF NOT EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. WE CONTACTED OUR SELLER: BLUEGRASS TRAILER SALES,IN LEBANON JUNCTION, KY AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NO LONGER A HAULMARK AGENT AND ANYTHING THEY WOULD DO TO THE TRAILER WOULD VOID THE WARRANTY. WHAT TO DO? MELVIN PIKE*TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20093100Routine
2008 — this page2100Routine
20062100Routine
20052100Routine
20043000Routine
20012100Routine
20000100Routine
19990100Routine
19981100Routine
19971100Routine
19960100Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine

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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: May 27, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.