By model year
The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 1
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Featherlite Trailer
Every Featherlite Trailer model year on file, 1999 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111999 to 2012
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
Components
Tires leads the Featherlite Trailer complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Featherlite 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Trailer | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Featherlite Trailer
- 12V-201 May 8, 2012
Bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications
Suspension · 153 vehicles - 11V-396 Mar 1, 2011
Bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications
Powertrain · 127 vehicles - 10V-573 Nov 18, 2010
Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…
Equipment · 4 vehicles - 01V-091-001 Mar 20, 2001
Vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers n841, n821, n641, and n621
Equipment · 54 vehicles - 00V-265-004 Sep 29, 2000
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with tekonsha or bargman breakaway switch assemblies
Trailer hitches · 3,145 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.