2002 Jacobsen Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Steering	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System03V478000

Filed Nov 4, 200317 vehiclesJacobsen Trailer Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX EC-30T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECU). IF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE SHORT IS NOT REPAIRED, THE HIGH SIDE POWER SWITCH INSIDE THE ECU THAT CONTROLS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME THERMALLY STRESSED AND EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Risk. IF THE POWER SWITCH SHORTS, IT CAN RESULT IN AN OVER-CURRENT CONDITION IN THE ECU AND LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLE FIRE.

Remedy. BENDIX WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY KIT AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND ALSO PROVIDE A LABOR ALLOWANCE FOR THE REPAIR. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 OR JACOBSEN AT 1-559-834-5971.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Steering

Filed May 24, 2005TX

CONSUMER STATES: THIS HAS A RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM COVERED BY RUBBER BOOT ALLOWS IT TO MOVE TO OPERATE STEERING AND THERE IS DEBRIUS GETTING IN THEM THE BOOTS HAVE BROKE TWICE IN THE SAME SPOT. TWO BOOTS TO THE SYSTEM ITS STRECTHED TO LONG BRAKE.

Tires

Filed Aug 30, 2004NV

WHILE DRIVING TIRES CONTINUOUSLY BLEW OUT. THE STEEL CORDS HUNG THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE SELF DESTRUCTIVE. BIG O TOWN MASTER FOR TRAILERS ONLY MADE IN CANADA. DOT PDHH, PIKR 3300, ST225/75R15. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2006	2	0	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002 — this page	2	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: Nov 4, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.