In June 2022, I was forwarded a screenshot of a social media post made by Taxa Outdoors regarding defective Lippert axles that were installed on Taxa Crickets manufactured in 2021. The individual who forwarded the screenshot also advised me that she had read numerous reviews online about owners of Crickets whose axles had broken while traveling. I then contacted Taxa Outdoors and was advised that if the distance between the top of the tire and the fender was less than 2”, Taxa considered the axle to be defective. Upon examining my Cricket, I observed that the distance was approximately 1.25” from top of tire to bottom of fender. Taxa advised that they would send me a new axle (at no cost) and that I could have the camper serviced at a dealer affiliated with Taxa, or a dealer of my choice, however only 1.5 hours of labor would be paid for if I chose the latter. Note that my closest Taxa dealer is approx. 3 hrs away via heavily congested highways. Given such, I had the replacement Lippert axle sent to a local RV service center. The owner of the service center advised that the axle that had been installed on the camper (the defective Lippert axle, item # V000611346) was a "piece of junk". Upon further contact with Taxa Outdoors, I was reimbursed the full labor cost (which exceeded 1.5 hrs). When I asked Taxa about why I had received no actual formal notice about the defective axle, Taxa claimed to have sent out notice to all customers on their electronic mailing lists and additi
2021 Taxa Cricket
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › axle assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsThe contact owns a 2021 Taxa Cricket Outdoor RV. The contact stated that after purchasing the RV it was discovered that it was positioned very low and after driving both the driver side and passenger side of the travel trailers fenders were making contact with both tires cause tire rub. The failure was due to a faulty axle. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the issue and a new axle was installed but the failure immediately reoccurred. The failure mileage was 50 miles.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2021Reading 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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.