By year
Owner complaints about BIG TEX vehicles peaked at 2 in 2023
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
BIG TEX
The complete NHTSA record for BIG TEX vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most BIG TEX recalls are filed by Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, part of Big Tex.
Owner complaints in the last five years48 on file in all, across 44 models
Recall campaigns55 in five years
Severity index12.5Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations020 service bulletins
Components
Structure draws the most owner complaints about BIG TEX vehicles, 50% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The 25GN has the most complaints of any BIG TEX model
Every BIG TEX model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25GN | 2015 to 2024 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 |
| BIG TEX | 2021 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16GN | 2015 to 2023 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 14GN | 2015 to 2024 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35SA | 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| XT | 2015 to 2016 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14RB | 2024 to 2025 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 14RD | 2024 to 2025 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 25PH | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 10ET | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 10LX | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 10OA | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 10PI | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 10SR | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 12SR | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14DF | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14EE | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14EH | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14EHG | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14ET | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14FT | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14GP | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14GT | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14GX | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14LD | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14LP | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14OA | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14OD | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14OT | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14PH | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14PI | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14TD | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 14TL | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 16RB | 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 16RD | 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 20GN | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 22GN | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 22PH | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 3XGN | 2017 to 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 3XPH | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 50SR | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 70SR | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 70ST | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| TT14 | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a BIG TEX product
- 25V-136 Feb 28, 2025
Winch mounting hardware may be undersized and allow the winch to detach from the winch mount
Equipment · 48 vehicles - 24V-243 Mar 29, 2024
Oil seals may have been improperly installed, which can cause oil to leak onto the brake system
Powertrain · 112 vehicles - 23V-784 Nov 21, 2023
Sidewall of the tires may experience bubbling and separate, causing a loss of tire pressure
Tires · 5,746 vehicles - 22V-498 Jul 11, 2022
Spare tire mount allows the spare tire to vibrate, which can cause the joint between the spare tire mount and the trailer to fatigue and…
Tires · 1,724 vehicles - 22V-229 Apr 8, 2022
Coupler was improperly welded, which may cause the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle
Equipment · 690 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.