1997 Red River Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Rear	1		1	0	1
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches98V099000

Filed May 12, 1998121 vehiclesRed River Manufacturing

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: DUMP TRAILERS WITH A BOLT-ON PINTLE HITCH MOUNTING PLATE. CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE HITCH MOUNTING PLATE LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE ASSEMBLY.

Risk. FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING PLATE CAN RESULT IN THE REAR TRAILER DISCONNECTING FROM THE LEAD TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE REAR CROSS MEMBER AND MOUNT THE PINTLE HITCH DIRECTLY TO THE REAR CROSS MEMBER ELIMINATING THE BOLT-ON PINTLE HITCH MOUNTING PLATE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body

Filed Jun 16, 200898,000 milesCT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ROAD TREK CAMPER (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WINDOWS IN THE TOP FRONT AND THE SEAL WERE LEAKING INTO THE CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

Suspension › RearCrash1 injured

Filed May 19, 200580,000 milesNY

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED FROM A DEALER SHIP , THE TRUCK WAS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP , BUT ONE TIME WHEN I WAS PASSING A VEH THE TRUCK REAR END CAUGHT UP WITH THE FRONT END AND IT BEGAN TO ROLL AND ROLL AND ROLL WHERE THEN THE ROOF DIDNT HOLD UP THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS ITS NEEDS TO BE PUT OFF THE ROAD I BROKE MY NECK IN TWO PLACES NOT TO MENTION OTHER INJURIES I AM NOW DISABLE AND FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THEY KNOW THE ROOF SUPPORT ITS NOT MADE TO PROCTECT THE DRIVER I AM DISABLE FROM THIS VEH AND THERE SHOULD BE A INVESTIGATION ON THIS TRUCK..AGAIN BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE!!! I COULDNT GIVE THE RIGHT INFO ON THIS SITE IT DOSNT GIVE THE OPTION IT WAS A 97 RANGER XLT IT HAD FIRESTONE TIRES HT WILDERNESS THAT BLEW NOT SHREADED BLEW AGAIN THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ISSUED!!!!

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1998	0	1	Routine
1997 — this page	2	1	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	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: May 12, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.