By year
Owner complaints about Silver Eagle vehicles peaked at 1 in 2005
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2005 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Silver Eagle
The complete NHTSA record for Silver Eagle vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Silver Eagle recalls are filed by Silver Eagle Manufacturing, part of Silver Eagle.
Owner complaints in the last five years01 on file in all, across 16 models
Recall campaigns162 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Silver Eagle vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The VAST-20W has the most complaints of any Silver Eagle model
Every Silver Eagle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAST-20W | 1998 to 2021 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| VAST-20N | 1998 to 2015 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| CSL-20W | 2000 to 2003 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Falcon Dollies | 2006 to 2008 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Hawk Dollies | 2006 to 2008 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Tandem Dollies | 2006 to 2008 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Converter Dolly | 1998 to 1999 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| CTL-40W | 2014 to 2015 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Falcon | 2010 to 2011 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Hawk | 2010 to 2011 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Tandem | 2010 to 2011 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Flatdeck Trailer | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Heavy Chassis Trailer | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Light Tactical Trailer | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| M1101 | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| M1102 | 2005 | 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 Silver Eagle product
- 24E-089 Oct 23, 2024
Eye and shank welds may fatigue and crack, allowing and the eye to separate from trailer converter dolly
Structure · 2,186 vehicles - 22V-472 Jul 1, 2022
Ballast hanger near the rear of the frame may fail, causing part of the ballast hanger and its counterweights to fall onto the roadway
Equipment · 138 vehicles - 17V-606 Sep 28, 2017
Brake caliper bolts on these axles may not be properly torqued which can allow the caliper to detach from the mounting flange
Brakes · 20 vehicles - 15V-362 Jun 10, 2015
Due to a problem with the brake valve, the affected dollies may experience brake drag
Brakes · 20 vehicles - 13V-373 Aug 20, 2013
Affected dollies were incorrectly built to have a hole in the center of the axle beam pointing downward
Suspension · 155 vehicles - 11V-479 Sep 16, 2011
Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which…
Brakes · 43 vehicles - 08V-188 Apr 25, 2008
Latch lever pivot bolt assembly may have been over-tightened which could distort the pivot bolt spacer sleeve
Trailer hitches · 133 vehicles - 07V-327 Jul 20, 2007
On certain trailers built to u.s. tank-automotive and armaments command specifications, the wheel bearing spindle nuts installed on the wheel and…
Suspension · 700 vehicles - 03V-359 Oct 6, 2003
On certain converter dollies equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu)
Brakes · 3,676 vehicles - 01V-249 Aug 1, 2001
Vehicle description: single axle trailer converter dollies with tiltstop type counterbalance
Trailer hitches · 1,166 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.