Utility Trailer
Owners filed 78 complaints across 14 model years of the Utility Trailer. The 1998 drew the most (12); the 2013 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints78
Recalls14
Fires5
Deaths0
Every Utility Trailer model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Electric | Routine | |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 1998 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1997 | 10 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1995 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1994 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | Routine | |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Trailer Hitches | Routine |
Which Utility Trailer years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 12 complaints concentrated in the tires › tread/belt. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.