2006 Road Systems Daaa-01

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		1	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly08V124000

Filed Mar 20, 2008100 vehiclesRoad Systems Incorporated

Defect. ROAD SYSTEMS IS RECALLING 100 MY 2006 ROAD SYSTEMS DAAA-01 DOLLIES EQUIPPED WITH HOLLAND SIMPLEX SE OR SE II FIFTH WHEELS, THE LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH COULD DISTORT THE PIVOT BOLT SPACER SLEEVE. CORROSION OR CONTAMINATES IN THE PIVOT MAY CAUSE IT TO BIND AND PREVENT THE FIFTH WHEEL JAW FROM LATCHING SECURELY AROUND THE TRAILER KING PIN.

Risk. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FIFTH WHEEL MAY FAIL TO LATCH WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER COULD DRIVE AWAY AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DISENGAGED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PIVOT BOLT AND SLEEVE WITH A HEX HEAD SHOULDER BOLT AND WASHER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROAD SYSTEMS AT 501-279-0991.

What owners reported

Newest filings

TiresCrash

Filed Nov 16, 200910,000 milesFL

I HAVE A ROADDOG 24 FOOT CARGO TRAILER 2006 PURCHASED IN 2007. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT I PUT NEW 5200 POUND AXLES AND NEW KENDA TIRES ON IT BECAUSE I FELT THE 3500 POUND AXLES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH. I CONTACTED KENDA ABOUT DEFECTS IN THE TIRES I WAS GIVEN A BIG RUN AROUND. THEY WERE TO SEND ME SHIPPING LABELS TO SEND TIRES BACK BUT NEVER DID. I WAS TAKING THE TRAILER TO ONE OF THERE TIRE STORES THAT IS ABOUT 50 MILES FROM ME AND ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW. DAMAGING THE WHEEL WELL AND TRAILER BRAKE WIRES PLUS IT MADE ME SWERVE OFF THE ROAD SIDE SWIPING A YELLOW SIGN DOING DAMAGE CLEAR DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES (THEY ARE A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR OLD AND THEY HAVE MORE THAN HALF THE TREAD LEFT) IS THAT THEY START GETTING AIR BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. NOT LITTLE ONES BUT LONG ONES AROUND ALMOST NEXT TO THE RIM. I HAVE FIVE OF THESE TIRES BOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY ARE ALL SHOWING SIGNS OF THIS. THE ONE TIRE THAT BLEW THE WHOLE TREAD CAME OFF AND YOU CAN SEE SIGNS OF WHERE THE TREAD HAD BEEN SEPARATING. THIS WAS SHOWN TO A DOT OFFICER AND HE AGREED THAT THE TRIES HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. KENDA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED. ADDED THE TRAILER IS A ROAD DOG MADE BY DIAMOND CARGO BUT IT IS NOT LISTED IN THE LIST SO I HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE COMPLAINT. THE MODEL IS DB8.524TA. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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: Mar 20, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.