Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD 350 HAULING A 2017 LARK CARGO DETACHABLE TRAILER, MODEL: VT612SA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE TRAILER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS VIN. *JB
FROM THE PICTURE YOU WILL SEE THE SHACKLES OF THE TRAILER. THE SHACKLES HOLD ON THE LEAF SPRINGS WHICH HOLD THE AXLE IN PLACE. NOTICE THAT THE EYELETS ARE OVAL; THEY SHOULD BE CIRCULAR. PER MY MECHANIC, THE GRADE OF STEAL USED FOR THE SHACKLES WAS BELOW GRADE AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE RATED WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. IN ADDITION IS APPEARS THE BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERTY TORQUE AT THE FACTORING CAUSING EXCESS MOVEMENT. I HAVE TWO LARK TRAILERS. THIS WEAR OF THE SHACKLES HAPPENED ON BOTH TRAILERS. ON MY 2014 LARK TRAILER, THE SHACKLES BROKE CAUSING THE AXLE TO FLY OFF THE TRAILER WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION, DESTROYING THE TRAILER. WHEN WE DETERMINED THE CAUSE, WE REMOVED THE SHACKLES ON MY 2017 LARK TRAILER AND FOUND THOSE TOO WERE ABOUT TO BREAK. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE BY EMAIL TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAPPENED ON TWO TRAILERS. THEY WERE HOSTEL AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN THOUGH I GAVE THEM CLEAR PROOF THAT THE SHACKLES HAD FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE TRAILERS. *TT
FROM THE PICTURE YOU WILL SEE THE SHACKLES OF THE TRAILER. THE SHACKLES HOLD ON THE LEAF SPRINGS WHICH HOLD THE AXLE IN PLACE. NOTICE THAT THE EYELETS ARE OVAL; THEY SHOULD BE CIRCULAR. PER MY MECHANIC, THE GRADE OF STEAL USED FOR THE SHACKLES WAS BELOW GRADE AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE RATED WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. I HAVE TWO LARK TRAILERS. THIS WEAR OF THE SHACKLES HAPPENED ON BOTH TRAILERS. ON MY 2014 LARK TRAILER, THE SHACKLES BROKE CAUSING THE AXLE TO FLY OFF THE TRAILER WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION, DESTROYING THE TRAILER. WHEN WE DETERMINED THE CAUSE, WE REMOVED THE SHACKLES ON MY 2017 LARK TRAILER AND FOUND THOSE TOO WERE ABOUT TO BREAK. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE BY EMAIL TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAPPENED ON TWO TRAILERS. THEY WERE HOSTEL AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN THOUGH I GAVE THEM CLEAR PROOF THAT THE SHACKLES HAD FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE TRAILERS. THIS OCCURRED IN BROOMFIELD COLORADO. *TT *TR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.