2000 Reitnouer Big Bubba

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

Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Check Valve03V385000

Filed Oct 13, 20032,222 vehiclesReitnouer, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NO. 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE.

Risk. FAILURE OF THE VALVE IN AN EMPTY OR LIGHTLY LOADED TRAILER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD RESULT IN A HARD APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES, POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE TRAILER WHEELS AND RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SEALCO WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SEALCO AT 602-253-1007 OR REITNOUER AT 610-929-4856.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Frame and Members

Filed Jul 24, 2008100,000 milesOH

REITNOUER TRAILER BIG BUBBA WITH SEVERE ELECTROLYSIS CORROSION ON 5TH WHEEL PLATE, FRAME SUPPORT AND BACK AXLE. METAL TO ALUMINUM CONTACT ALSO ENHANCED BY SALT/BRINE ON ROADWAYS. HAD 5TH WHEEL PLATE DROPPED AND REPLACED, FRAME SUPPORTS AND BACK AXLE REPAIRED. REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED PLASTIC BETWEEN METAL AND ALUMINUM TO INHIBIT AND INSULATE THE CONTACT OF THESE TWO MATERIALS. REITNOUER TOLD ME THAT THIS MUST BE DONE EVERY TWO YEARS BECAUSE THE GLUE THEY USE ONLY LASTS THAT LONG. I DID NOT KNOW THAT, BUT IS SUPPOSEDLY IN THE USERS MANUAL OF TRAILER. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2000 — this page	1	1	Routine
1999	0	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: Oct 13, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.