No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.
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Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. THE TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS COULD LOSE THE CLAMP LOAD.
Risk. THE TRAILER HITCH COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH MOUNTING BOLTS AND NUT PLATES.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES AND LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE LUG NUTS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT CREATE SUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD ALLOWING WHEEL MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE HUB/ROTOR MOUNTING SURFACE.
Risk. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE LOOSENING OF LUG NUTS, STUD FATIGUE FAILURE, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE RECEIVING TWO NOTIFICATIONS. THE FIRST NOTIFICATION, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 1998, WILL PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR PROCEDURE UNTIL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS INTERIM PROCEDURE CAN BE COMPLETED BY OWNERS OR THEIR DEALERS. IT SPECIFIES THAT THE LUG NUT TORQUE MUST BE VERIFIED TO BE 100 LBS. THEN THE LUG NUTS NEED TO BE TIGHTENED AN ADDITIONAL 1/8 TO 1/4 TURN MORE. THERE WILL BE A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 20, 1998, UNDER WHICH DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL STUDS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL LUG NUTS.
All 2 campaigns on file, newest first.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2003 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 81 | 6 | 11 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 109 | 7 | 17 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 132 | 7 | 12 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 192 | 6 | 22 | 0 | High concern |
| 1997 — this page | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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: Mar 7, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.