Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2018 Featherlite 1620 peaked in 2018, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2018 Featherlite 1620
Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Apr 17, 2018 to Apr 17, 2018.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2018 trailer
Severity index0.02018 trailers average 5.0
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
100% of complaints about the 2018 Featherlite 1620 name electrical system
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 2018 Featherlite 1620
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2018 Featherlite 1620
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Apr 17, 2018Failure Oct 3, 201720 milesEdmonds, WAElectrical system, Wiring, Service brakes
FROM E-MAIL TO FEATHERLITE: I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2018 FEATHERLITE 1620-14 FROM BICKFORD FORD IN SNOHOMISH WASHINGTON. AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES HOME I PARKED THE TRAILER. A FEW DAYS LATER I STARTED LOOKING AT THE INTERNAL WIRING FOR THE DOME LIGHTS. THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE WIRING WAS LAYING ACROSS SHARP EDGES OF FRESHLY CUT ALUMINUM. THERE WAS NO PROTECTIVE SPLIT LOOM COVERING THE WIRING. THERE WAS ALSO NO ATTEMPT TO FEATHER DOWN THE RAZOR SHARP EDGES OF THE CUT ALUMINUM. THE QUESTION IS HOW LONG BEFORE THIS SHORTS OUT? NOW THAT YOU HAD MY ATTENTION I BEGAN LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT YOU HOW POORLY THIS TRAILER WIRING WAS INSTALLED. I REMOVED THE BATTERY BOX FOR THE 'BREAK-AWAY' TRAILER BRAKES. AS I SUSPECTED THERE WAS A FRESHLY DRILLED PENETRATION IN THE TRAILER FRAME COMPLETE WITH RAZOR SHARP EDGES. THE BRAND NEW WIRES WERE ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF CHAFING. YOU MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DRESS DOWN THE SHARP EDGES NOR DID YOU INSTALL A PROTECTIVE GROMMET. EVENTUAL LOSS OF THE TRAILER BRAKES WAS NOT A POSSIBILITY BUT A PROBABILITY. YOUR BATTERY WAS NOT EVEN HOOKED UP TO THE TOW VEHICLE TO KEEP IT CHARGED WHILE IN USE I HAVE REPAIRED THE WIRING AT THE FRAME PENETRATION. NOW I NEED TO CLIMB UNDER THE TRAILER TO CORRECT THE OTHER END OF THE WIRING WHERE IT PROTRUDES FROM THE FRAME. THEN I GET TO REPAIR THE INTERNAL WIRING. ATTACHED ARE PICTURES OF THE FORWARD FRAME PENETRATION AND CORRECTIONS THAT I MADE. YOU PEOPLE SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THESE TRAILERS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE ALSO COPIED BICKFORD FORD TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. RESPONSE FROM FEATHERLITE WAS UNACCEPTABLE. *TT *TR
NHTSA complaint 11088712
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
No manufacturer communications on file
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.