By year
Owner complaints about Transcraft vehicles peaked at 5 in 2005
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1996 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Transcraft
The complete NHTSA record for Transcraft vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Transcraft recalls are filed by Transcraft.
Owner complaints in the last five years012 on file in all, across 9 models
Recall campaigns81 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Suspension draws the most owner complaints about Transcraft vehicles, 31% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Trailer has the most complaints of any Transcraft model
Every Transcraft 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | 1985 to 2002 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| TL2000 | 1996 to 2000 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Flatbed Trailer | 2004 to 2005 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle | 1998 to 2000 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dropdeck | 2011 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platform Trailer | 2015 to 2023 | 0 | None | 14 | 0 |
| TL3000 | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| TL80K | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Platform | 2010 to 2011 | 0 | None | 2 | 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 Transcraft product
- 26V-323 May 20, 2026
Conspicuity tape may not have been installed
Lighting · 721 vehicles - 20V-680 Nov 4, 2020
Adjustable wheel stops may detach
Equipment · 499 vehicles - 16V-483 Jun 29, 2016
These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking
Brakes · 10 vehicles - 11V-488 Oct 3, 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 · 290 vehicles - 03V-396 Oct 15, 2003
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu)
Brakes · 171 vehicles - 00V-386-003 Dec 21, 2000
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with hubs provided by webb wheel products
Wheels · 160 vehicles - 00V-221 Aug 14, 2000
Vehicle description: flatbed trailers
Structure · 1,236 vehicles - 98V-120-007 Jul 22, 1998
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5x8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw
Wheels · 357 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.