By year
Owner complaints and recall campaigns about Cheetah vehicles
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2013 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Cheetah
The complete NHTSA record for Cheetah vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Cheetah recalls are filed by Cheetah Chassis, part of Cheetah.
Owner complaints in the last five years00 on file in all, across 17 models
Recall campaigns71 in five years
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations07 service bulletins
Components
Owner complaints by component
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The 20-40 FT Maximizer has the most complaints of any Cheetah model
Every Cheetah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-40 FT Maximizer | 2010 to 2014 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Gooseneck Chassis | 2014 to 2018 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Bridgemaster Chassis | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Extendable Chassis | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Chassis/trailer | 2013 to 2014 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Heavy Duty Chassis | 2017 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Maximizer Chassis | 2017 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Straight Frame Chassis | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Tank Chassis | 2017 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 7235SNFSX | 2023 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 7400NFF0 | 2023 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| 8400GNFF0 | 2023 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Chassis | 2003 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Container Chassis | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Curtainside Flatbed | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Flatbed Trailer | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Remac Container Chassis | 2006 | 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 Cheetah product
- 22V-518 Jul 21, 2022
Tandemloc twist lock handles may separate from the trailer and fall to the ground
Equipment · 466 vehicles - 17V-630 Oct 5, 2017
Air brake diaphragm on these vehicles may degrade and allow the brake system air to leak from the quick release valve causing the emergency brakes…
Brakes · 508 vehicles - 16V-474 Jun 28, 2016
These trailers are equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves which may have been improperly machined which could cause a delay of…
Brakes · 289 vehicles - 13V-501 Oct 17, 2013
In the affected trailers, the weld joining the locator pin's shaft and collar may fail leading to a separation of the locating pin's shaft and collar
Structure · 254 vehicles - 13V-204 May 15, 2013
Affected products were manufactured September 5, 2012, through April 19, 2013
Wheels · 380 vehicles - 07V-210 May 16, 2007
On certain semi-trailers, during manufacture, some of the pipe fittings were drilled too deep, resulting in a thin wall in the male pipe thread
Brakes · 1,012 vehicles - 04V-261 Jun 2, 2004
On certain chassis equipped with the sealco 508 rubber band check valve that is used on the 110502 brass control port cap assembly which is…
Brakes · 5,036 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.