1999 Polar Tank Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › power assist › hydraulic › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage99V188002

Filed Jun 22, 1999221 vehiclesPolar Tank Trailer, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TANK TRUCKS AND TRAILERS USING EMCO WHEATON EMERGENCY DISCHARGE VALVES. THE SHEAR GROOVE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE SEAL FACE OF THE VALVE. IN CERTAIN SIDE IMPACT COLLISIONS, THE MATERIAL AROUND THE VALVE SEAT CAN TEAR.

Risk. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE TANK TRUCK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Remedy. EMCO WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED VALVES WITH ANOTHER VALVE THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE DESIGN DEFECT.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Jul 20, 2006PA

THED LEFT REAR TRAILER TIRE ON THE 1999 POLAR TANKER TRAILER BLEW OUT. *TS THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. *NM UPDATED *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Filed Oct 10, 2002NY

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS VALVE MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRAILOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2005	0	1	Routine
1999 — this page	2	1	Routine
1998	0	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: Jun 22, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.