By year
Owner complaints about Knapheide vehicles peaked at 1 in 2016
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
Knapheide
The complete NHTSA record for Knapheide vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Knapheide recalls are filed by Knapheide Manufacturing, part of Knapheide.
Owner complaints in the last five years02 on file in all, across 6 models
Recall campaigns11 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Adaptive equipment draws the most owner complaints about Knapheide vehicles, 50% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The GM 2500HD has the most complaints of any Knapheide model
Every Knapheide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM 2500HD | 2022 to 2023 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Ford F-250 | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Ford F-350 | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Ford F-550 | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| GM 3500 | 2023 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| RAM 3500 | 2022 | 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 Knapheide product
- 23V-381 May 26, 2023
Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally
Equipment ยท 38 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.