Complaints over time
Complaints about the 1998 United Trailer peaked in 2001, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
1998 United Trailer
Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from May 3, 2001 to May 3, 2001.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Close to the median 1998 trailer
Severity index100.01998 trailers average 12.3
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Components
100% of complaints about the 1998 United Trailer name trailer hitches
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
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 1998 United Trailer
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 1998 United Trailer
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.
- Filed May 3, 2001Failure Mar 3, 2001Monee, ILTrailer hitches, Lugs/nuts/bolts/studsFire2 injured
WHILE DRIVING, TOWING TRAILER BEGAN TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, LEFT WHEEL'S LUG NUTS CAME LOOSE CAUSING WHEELS TO WOBBLE, SOMETIME DURING OR AFTER LEFT WHEEL CAME LOOSE, THE MOPAR TRAILER HITCH CROSSBAR, ON THE RECEIVER T, BROKE IN HALF TO THE LEFT OF THE 2 INCH RECEIVER, THERE WAS NO RUST VISIBLE, RIGHT SIDE OF TRAILER HITCH AND RECEIVER WITH TRAILER TONGUE AND BALL STILL ATTACHED HOWEVER WERE BENT OUTWARD AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE REAR OF THE PICK UP TRUCK, A FIRE DID START IN PICK UP TRUCK'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT WAS PUT OUT, TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT ON DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4000 LBS, THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT WAS 6500 LBS WITH A TONGUE WEIGHT OF 750 LBS, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH MOTORCYCLES INSIDE TRAILER ALONG WITH TRAILER AND BOTH VEHICLE'S INVOLVED, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint 561037
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.