2009 Haulmark Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000
Tires1
000
Structure › Body1
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
Structure › Body
Filed Jul 10, 2016OR

FRAME SUPPORT COMPONENTS ARE FAILING. OBVIOUS CRACKING AND BENDING ISSUES FROM MAIN FRAME RAILS TO OUTER WALLS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 9, 201650 milesVA

OUR TRAILER HAD COMPLETE STRUCTURAL FRAME FAILURE DUE TO SUB STANDARD STEEL USED ON FRAME , WELDING BREAKS AND WELDING FAILURES , OUT RIGGER SUPPORT FAILURE LEADING TO BOWING AND SIDE WALL FAILURE . THE TRAILER BEGAN TO LEAK IN THE RAIN DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE .

Tires
Filed Apr 19, 2011NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HAULMARK TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH HI-RUN TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL OF 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BUT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2009 — this page3100Routine
20082100Routine
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.