Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2005 Thule Utility Trailer

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Axle Assembly07V523000
Filed Nov 6, 200773 vehiclesThule Towing Systems Llc

Defect. ON CERTAIN GALVANIZED UTILITY TRAILERS, A BRACKET USED TO ATTACH THE AXLE TO THE TRAILER BODY WAS REVERSED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE BRACKET MAY CAUSE THE AXLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE TRAILER WHILE IN USE.

Risk. THE AXLE MAY RELEASE PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY FROM TRAILER AND MAY BEGIN TO VIBRATE OR WEAVE WHILE IN TOW INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL DISCONNECT THE IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED BRACKET AND RE-ASSEMBLE THE BRACKET IN A PROPER MANNER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THULE AT 1-888-451-9776.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20070100Routine
20060100Routine
2005 — this page0100Routine

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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.

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Most recent recall on file: Nov 6, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.