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Dorsey Trailer

Every Dorsey Trailer model year on file, 1987 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years20 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years51987 to 1999
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1987 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.751198711996199719981999
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Dorsey Trailer complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dorsey Trailer model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dorsey Trailer by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1999Not decoded0NoneNone100
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
1997Not decoded10.0100200
1996Not decoded0NoneNone200
1987Not decoded10.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dorsey Trailer

  • 98V-126 Jun 8, 1998
    Vehicle description: platform trailers and dollies
    Brakes · 1,534 vehicles
  • 97V-238-003 Feb 17, 1998
    Vehicle description: trailers equipped with antilock braking system (abs) electronic control units (ecu) for over-the-road trailer applications
    Brakes · 2,021 vehicles
  • 95V-249-001 Dec 2, 1995
    These axles consist of a steel tubular center section and forged steel spindles that are welded to each end of the tube
    Steering · 50 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.