Model year

2009 Featherlite Trailer

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Aug 16, 2012 to Aug 16, 2012.

Recall campaigns covering this model year2131 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2009 trailer
Severity index0.02009 trailers average 10.6
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2009 Featherlite Trailer peaked in 2012, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.751201212014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2009 Featherlite Trailer name tires

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2009 Featherlite Trailer

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2009 Featherlite Trailer
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
11V-396Mar 1, 2011Bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applicationsPowertrain127Repair or modification
10V-573Nov 18, 2010Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…Equipment4Not stated
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2009 Featherlite Trailer

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.

  1. Filed Aug 16, 2012Failure Aug 12, 20125,200 milesAcworth, GATires

    ON JULY 8, 2012 TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-81 MY ENCLOSED TRAILER SUFFERED A BLOWOUT OF A TOWMAX RADIAL TIRE, 225/75R/15 LOAD RANGE E. THE TRAILER IS A 24' WITH (2) 5200LB AXLES AND CARRYING A 3800LB CAR WITH AN ADDITIONAL 400LBS OF LUGGAGE AND EQUIPMENT. THE TOWMAX TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 80PSI PER THE SIDEWALL INSTRUCTIONS. IT HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AND AS IT ROTATED, BEAT A HOLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER AND TORE UP THE FENDER AND SOME EXTERIOR TRIM. I PURCHASED 4 TOWMAX RADIALS ON 08/09/11 FOR THIS TRAILER. THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO MILEAGE WARRANTY NOR DEFECT WARRANTY ON THE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER BRAND. ON 8/12/2012, THE SAME TRAILER SUFFERED A TIRE BLOWOUT OF ANOTHER BRANDED TOWMAX TIRE. THIS TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3200 MILES ON IT AND WAS ALSO INFLATED TO 80PSI PER THE SIDEWALL INSTRUCTIONS. THIS WAS ON I-75 AND THE FAILURE WAS ALSO A TREAD SEPARATION. I HAVE SAVED THIS TIRE FOR INSPECTION. THE DAMAGE THIS TIME WAS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS BLOWOUT. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS TIRE YET, BUT WILL REPLACE WITH ANOTHER BRAND. ESTIMATED TRAILER DAMAGE - $2500. TO SUMMARIZE, I HAVE HAD 2 TIRE BLOWOUTS OF THE SAME BRAND TIRES THAT ARE ONE YEAR OLD WITH 2K AND 3K MILES ON THEM RESPECTIVELY. THE FAILURES ARE IN THE SAME AREAS OF THE TIRES BEING TREAD SEPARATION. I BELIEVE THESE ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE RECALL OR REMOVAL FROM THE MARKET. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10471212
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.