2011 Ky Trailer

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Air › Slack Adjusters › Automatic11V241000

Filed Apr 18, 2011313 vehiclesKentucky Trailer Manufacturing

Defect. KENTUCKY TRAILER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 KY TRAILERS THAT WERE BUILT FROM OCTOBER 26, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 17, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.

Risk. IF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING WERE TO BREAK, THE WHEEL BRAKE TO WHICH THE SLACK ADJUSTER IS ATTACHED WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY AND, IF MOUNTED ON THE STEER AXLE, THE VEHICLE COULD PULL TO ONE SIDE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy. KENTUCKY TRAILERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENTUCKY TRAILER AT 1-888-598-7245.

What owners reported

Newest filings

SuspensionFire

Filed Aug 9, 2011WA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KY INTERNATIONAL CAR HAULER TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES ON EVERY WHEEL EXCEPT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING FAILED AND IGNITED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH REPLACEMENT BEARINGS FOR HIM TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS HIMSELF, AS THE DEALER WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

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: Apr 18, 2011. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.