Model year

2012 Open Range Fifth Wheel

Trailer, Not Applicable. Owner complaints on file from Sep 29, 2013 to Sep 29, 2013.

Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2012 trailer
Severity index0.02012 trailers average 2.6
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2012 Open Range Fifth Wheel peaked in 2013, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.75120131201520172019202120232026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2012 Open Range Fifth Wheel name suspension

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

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

No recall campaign lists the 2012 Open Range Fifth Wheel

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

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2012 Open Range Fifth Wheel

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 Sep 29, 2013Failure Sep 12, 2013Crestview, FLSuspension

    I HAD TAKEN MY FIFTH WHEEL TO THE FACTORY IN SHIPSHEWANA,IN AND SPOKE WITH [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT UPGRADING BY SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A POSSIBLE TRIP TO ALASKA. HE GAVE ME A NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL.[XXX]AT DEXTER AXLE THAT SHE WOULD KNOW WHAT COMPONENTS ARE AVAILABLE.WHEN I TALKED TO HER SHE WANTED THE SERIAL NUMBER STAMPED ON THE AXLE.LN131031191.SHE SAYS THAT THESE ARE 6000 POUND RATED AXLES AND THE MAXIMUM IS 11,900 POUNDS AND THAT I AM OVER MAXIMUM NOW,SHE SAID DEXTER DOESN'T DESIGN TRAILERS AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE FACTORY.SHE SAID I SHOULD CARRY AN EXTRA SPRING LEAF.. I HAVE EMAILED AND CALLED THE FACTORY [XXX] BUT NO REPLY. UNIT WAS WEIGHED ON A CAT SCALE AT 12,102 POUNDS STICKER ON TRAILER SAYS GVWR IS 14,185 POUNDS UVW IS 11,165 AM I HEADED FOR A DISASTER?????? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10546057
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.