By year
Owner complaints about Ditch Witch vehicles peaked at 1 in 2020
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2011 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Ditch Witch
The complete NHTSA record for Ditch Witch vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Ditch Witch recalls are filed by Charles Machine Works, part of Ditch Witch.
Owner complaints in the last five years01 on file in all, across 29 models
Recall campaigns121 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Ditch Witch vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The T14MV has the most complaints of any Ditch Witch model
Every Ditch Witch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T14MV | 2014 to 2016 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| S4S | 2008 to 2020 | 0 | None | 13 | 0 |
| ZS6S | 2009 to 2019 | 0 | None | 11 | 0 |
| S5A | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| T14AE | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| S5A1 | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| S5A2 | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| S7B | 1996 to 2002 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| T12AE | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| T14AH | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| 025-1020 | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| BT26 | 1998 to 2004 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| T9S | 2002 to 2011 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| S5AE | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| T12AH | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| T12S | 2000 to 2005 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| T14A-1 | 1996 to 2001 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| T26S | 2002 to 2006 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| T18S | 2006 to 2011 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| T12SE | 2009 to 2011 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| T9SH | 2009 to 2011 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| VT12 | 2020 to 2022 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| VT14 | 2020 to 2022 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| VT24 | 2020 to 2022 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| T141 | 1996 to 1997 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| T14AJT | 1996 to 1997 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 745-7900 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| VT14MV | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| ZS6S-1 | 2010 | 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 Ditch Witch product
- 22V-576 Aug 4, 2022
Vehicle certification label does not have the correct Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed
Equipment · 1,087 vehicles - 21V-177 Mar 15, 2021
Trailers may be missing side reflex reflectors near the front of the trailer
Lighting · 456 vehicles - 16V-541 Jul 19, 2016
Affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that could result in the brakes not applying in the event that the trailer separates from…
Electrical system · 79 vehicles - 15V-435 Jul 8, 2015
Affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that would result in the brakes not applying should the trailer breakway from the tow vehicle
Electrical system · 69 vehicles - 11V-226 Apr 12, 2011
Tank mounting can break which can allow the tank to fall from the trailer during dumping or transporting
Equipment · 1,476 vehicles - 06V-065 Mar 8, 2006
Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 223, "rear impact guards." proper rear impact…
Structure · 699 vehicles - 04V-125 Mar 12, 2004
On certain trailers, "coined" wheels may have been installed on trailers with "flat face" hubs and "flat face" wheels may have been installed on…
Wheels · 17 vehicles - 03V-233 Jul 1, 2003
On certain trailers equipped with hydraulic brakes, the brake actuators are missing a stop
Brakes · 18 vehicles - 03V-046 Feb 13, 2003
On certain trailers equipped with hydraulic brakes, the breakaway brakes do not work
Brakes · 18 vehicles - 01V-041 Feb 12, 2001
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with wheels painted silver with "dot usa t 16 x 6 kh" stamped into the rim
Wheels · 723 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.