Model year

2020 MAC Trailers Dump Trailer

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Oct 25, 2021 to Oct 25, 2021.

Recall campaigns covering this model year153 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2020 trailer
Severity index100.02020 trailers average 7.3
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2020 MAC Trailers Dump Trailer peaked in 2021, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.7512021120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2020 MAC Trailers Dump Trailer name trailer hitches

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

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

One recall campaign covers the 2020 MAC Trailers Dump 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 2020 MAC Trailers Dump Trailer
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
21V-501Jul 1, 2021Steering arm may detach from the steering knuckle during certain low-speed, high-side loading maneuversSteering53Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2020 MAC Trailers Dump 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 Oct 25, 2021Failure Sep 24, 20211,000 milesSanta Rosa, CATrailer hitchesCrash

    The contact owns a 2020 El Lamar Dump Trailer equipped with a Demco Hitch. The contact stated upon dumping a load of graveling on the trailer, he heard a loud banging sound and he noticed that the hitch fractured, causing the trailer to roll down and crash into the escalator it was attached to. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the hitch to their location so they could ship it to the manufacturer for testing. The contact stated the dealer replaced the hitch with a standard locking hitch. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the dealer that no issues were found upon testing the hitch. The approximate Trailer failure mileage was 1000. The approximate Demco Hitch failure mileage was 1000.

    NHTSA complaint 11438139
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.