By year
Owner complaints about Karavan vehicles peaked at 2 in 2019
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Karavan
The complete NHTSA record for Karavan vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Karavan recalls are filed by Karavan Trailers, part of Karavan.
Owner complaints in the last five years613 on file in all, across 6 models
Recall campaigns20 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations02 service bulletins
Components
Structure draws the most owner complaints about Karavan vehicles, 19% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Boat Trailer has the most complaints of any Karavan model
Every Karavan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Trailer | 2020 to 2024 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tandem Axle Trailer | 2016 to 2018 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karavan Trailer | 2017 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHD-2990-72-PR | 2018 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kpsd | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Move I 1500 Long | 2021 | 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 Karavan product
- 21V-437 Jun 9, 2021
Wheel spindles were improperly welded to the axle
Suspension · 220 vehicles - 16V-213 Apr 13, 2016
Axle spindle flange on the affected trailers may bend and result in abnormal tire camber, causing excessive wear on the tires
Suspension · 192 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.