By year
Owner complaints about Trails West vehicles peaked at 1 in 2015
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2012 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Trails West
The complete NHTSA record for Trails West vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Trails West recalls are filed by Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, part of Trails West.
Owner complaints in the last five years02 on file in all, across 12 models
Recall campaigns82 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Wheels draws the most owner complaints about Trails West vehicles, 33% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The RPM has the most complaints of any Trails West model
Every Trails West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPM | 2010 to 2014 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Classic II | 2005 to 2016 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sierra | 2005 to 2021 | 0 | None | 12 | 0 |
| Classic | 2005 to 2021 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Santa Fe | 2005 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Freeride | 2017 to 2021 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| HOT Shot | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Royale | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Santa Fe II | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Sierra II | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Sierra Select | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| RPM Freeride | 2027 | 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 Trails West product
- 26V-259 Apr 22, 2026
Cooktop flame may become inverted when the furnace is operating
Equipment · 55 vehicles - 22V-026 Jan 21, 2022
Regulator may fail, causing an increase in propane pressure
Equipment · 506 vehicles - 21V-429 Jun 4, 2021
Saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak
Equipment · 1 vehicles - 15V-753 Nov 13, 2015
Weld that secures the torsion arm assembly may fail allowing the tire, wheel, hub, and torsion arm to separate from the trailer
Suspension · 279 vehicles - 14V-021 Jan 27, 2014
In the affected vehicles, the plastic furnace intake fan may melt which can cause the furnace to overheat causing other plastic pieces to melt…
Equipment · 247 vehicles - 12V-426 Aug 30, 2012
Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, Inc.(Trails West) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 recreational vehicles equipped with Sure Power…
Equipment · 34 vehicles - 08V-318 Jul 14, 2008
Refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 607 vehicles - 05V-422 Sep 19, 2005
On certain trailers equipped with tredit wheels, the rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc
Wheels · 1 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.