By year
Owner complaints about Summit vehicles peaked at 3 in 2001
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Summit
The complete NHTSA record for Summit vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Summit recalls are filed by Summit Trailer Sales, part of Summit.
Owner complaints in the last five years116 on file in all, across 17 models
Recall campaigns140 in five years
Severity index6.3Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Summit vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The AD-32 has the most complaints of any Summit model
Every Summit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD-32 | 2001 to 2003 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| AD40 | 1999 to 2006 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| ALF45 | 1999 to 2000 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| AND40 | 2000 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| AD15 | 2000 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD18 | 1999 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD26 | 1999 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD28 | 1999 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD30 | 2000 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD35 | 2000 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD36 | 2000 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD37 | 1999 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD38 | 2000 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD39 | 2000 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AD45 | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| AND42 | 1999 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Trailer | 2000 | 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 Summit product
- 21V-658 Aug 25, 2021
Steering arm may detach from the steering knuckle during certain low-speed, high-side loading maneuvers
Steering · 1 vehicles - 17E-026 May 15, 2017
Outside edge seam of the seat cover may not open up as designed, possibly affecting the deployment of the seat-mounted air bags in the event of a…
Airbags · 29 vehicles - 11V-142 Mar 1, 2011
Summit trailer is recall certain model year 2006 ad-40 vehicles manufactured from september 1, 2006, through september 15, 2006, and equipped with…
Powertrain · 3 vehicles - 03V-378 Oct 7, 2003
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu)
Brakes · 16 vehicles - 02V-139-010 Aug 15, 2002
On certain trailers equipped with bendix sr-2, sr-4, and sr-5 trailer spring brake valve assemblies, the molded rubber face of the inlet/exhaust…
Brakes · 9 vehicles - 01V-098-002 Jul 11, 2001
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with hubs provided by webb wheel products
Wheels · 31 vehicles - 00V-249-003 Sep 6, 2000
Vehicle description: flatbed and dump trailers
Brakes · 249 vehicles - 98T-002 Apr 21, 1998
Tire description: p205/70r14 and p205/70r15 tires, serial numbers beginning with "pj" and ending with a combination of 136 through 367
Tires · 595k vehicles - 94T-007 Oct 27, 1994
Insufficient cure condition in the bead wire rubber insulation was caused by a small amount of contaminated rubber
Tires · 77k vehicles - 87T-016 Dec 1, 1987
Tires fail to meet requirements of the endurance tests of fmvss no. 109
Tires · 242 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.