2008 Manac Add

Routine

Owners filed 2 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	0	0
Structure	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Axle Hubs08V665000

Filed Dec 16, 2008185 vehiclesManac

Defect. MANAC IS RECALLING 185 MY 2008 LWED,CFB, LWBD, SFB, TSH, TSTD, SBD, SDD, ADD, CDD TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WITH SUSPECT WHEEL END STUDS. THE SUSPECT WHEEL END STUDS WERE IMPROPERLY TEMPERED, POTENTIALLY RENDERING THEM BRITTLE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE. IF ONE WHEEL STUD FRACTURES, THE REMAINING WHEEL STUDS ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY MORE LOAD. IF LEFT IN THIS CONDITION, THE REMAINING WHEEL STUDS MAY ALSO FRACTURE EVEN IF THEY ARE PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.

Risk. FRACTURED WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. MANAC IS WORKING WITH ARVINMERITOR WHO WILL REPLACE ANY AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT STUD FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-248-435-8793 OR MANAC AT 1-819-379-3738.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure

Filed Mar 31, 20091,000 milesAZ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A FABRIQUE-PAR MARINE MASTER TRAILER, MODEL S-1921-3625 (NA). ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, HE NOTICED THAT THE METAL GUIDE BOARD WAS DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE CUT THE METAL WITH A KNIFE. HE STATED THAT IF THE METAL HAD BLOWN OFF THE TRAILER WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE METAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE METAL FOR FREE. UPDATED 5/5/09 *CN UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB

Suspension

Filed Jan 22, 20091,500 milesGA

WAS PULLING A 2008 MUSTANG HORSE TRAILER WHEN THE ELECTRIC BRAKE CONNECTION FAILED. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE TRAILER IN TO BE CHECKED AT A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, I WAS ALERTED THAT 2 OF THE LEAF SPRING BOLTS HAD WORKED LOOSE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRAILER TO FALL OFF THE AXLE. *TR

2 of 2 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: Dec 16, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.