2001 Newman Sled Bed Trailer

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Frame and Members	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Hub01V036000

Filed Feb 12, 20011,800 vehiclesNewman's Manufacturing, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SLED BED TRAILERS USED TO TRANSPORT SNOWMOBILES MANUFACTURED WITH ISUS AXLES BETWEEN JULY 1 AND SEPTEMBER 19, 2000.

Risk. THE WHEEL HUB WILL SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER AXLE POSSIBLY CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. NEWMAN'S MANUFACTURING WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THEIR TRAILERS TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND CORRECTION FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 19, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR TRAILERS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEWMAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-766-4634.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Frame and Members

Filed Mar 7, 2011NY

FAILURE OF BOLTS WHICH COUPLE TILTING SNOWMOBILE TRAILER FRAME/AXLE SECTION TO HITCH (TONGUE) SECTION. UPON RETURN FROM SNOWMOBILING TRIP, WHEN TILTING TRAILER TO UNLOAD SLEDS, BOTH MAIN BOLTS HOLDING TRAILER TOGETHER BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE HITCH (TONGUE) SECTION COMPLETELY FREE OF THE TRAILER. INCREDIBLY LUCKY TRAILER DID NOT SEPARATE ON THE HIGHWAY, AS HITCH (TONGUE) SECTION WOULD HAVE STAYED WITH TOWING VEHICLE AND TRAILER WITH CARGO WOULD HAVE GONE INTO TRAFFIC, UNCONTROLLED. TWO 1/2 X 5" BOLTS ARE ALL THAT HOLD TRAILER & AXLE SECTION TO THE HITCH (TONGUE) SECTION, AND ALLOW THE BODY OF THE TRAILER TO TILT. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR LUBRICATING THE BOLTS AND TILTING COMPONENTS. AS A RESULT SEVERE CORROSION BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM BUSHINGS AND STEEL BOLTS OCCURRED, CAUSING THE BOLTS TO FRACTURE. TRAILER DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE A PIN THAT WOULD COUPLE THE TONGUE SECTION TO THE TRAILER BODY WHILE TOWING, WHICH COULD EASILY PREVENT THE TWO SECTIONS FROM COMING APART. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2004	2	0	Routine
2003	1	0	Routine
2001 — this page	1	1	Routine
2000	2	1	Routine

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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: Feb 12, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.