Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1995 Monon Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure2
000
Structure › Frame and Members1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm95V249005
Filed Apr 30, 1996300 vehiclesMonon Corporation

Defect. THESE AXLES CONSIST OF A STEEL TUBULAR CENTER SECTION AND FORGED STEEL SPINDLES THAT ARE WELDED TO EACH END OF THE TUBE. EITHER SPINDLE CAN CONTAIN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK THROUGH A PORTION OF ITS CROSS SECTION.

Risk. THIS CRACK CAN REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE SERVICE LIFE OF THE SPINDLE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO FRACTURE DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. EATON WILL USE PORTABLE ULTRASONIC TESTING EQUIPMENT TO INSPECT EACH SUSPECT TRAILER AXLE. TRAILER AXLES CONTAINING DEFECTIVE SPINDLES WILL BE REPLACED WITH EQUIVALENT AXLES.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure
Filed Feb 16, 2010AR

MISSING WELDS IN THE UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY LED TO FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE BOTTOM PLATE OF THE ASSEMBLY CAUSING FAILURE OF THE UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE KING PIN FROM THE UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY. *TR

Structure
Filed Feb 16, 2010AR

MISSING WELDS IN THE UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY LED TO FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE BOTTOM PLATE OF THE ASSEMBLY CAUSING FAILURE OF THE UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE KING PIN FROM THE UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY. *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Apr 22, 1999OH

TRAILER BENT IN HALF IN THE MIDDLE, CAUSING THE FRAME TO HIT THE ROAD. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20001100Routine
19990200Routine
19980200Routine
19970100Routine
1995 — this page3100Routine
19940100Routine
19911010Routine

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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: Apr 30, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.