By year
Owner complaints about Vintage vehicles peaked at 2 in 2015
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2003 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Vintage
The complete NHTSA record for Vintage vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Vintage recalls are filed by Vintage Trailers, part of Vintage.
Owner complaints in the last five years07 on file in all, across 9 models
Recall campaigns70 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Vintage vehicles, 43% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Outlaw has the most complaints of any Vintage model
Every Vintage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaw | 2005 to 2016 | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Crystal | 2007 to 2016 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Aero | 2007 to 2016 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| Bandit | 2007 to 2016 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| Intimidator | 2007 to 2016 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| Cargo | 2007 to 2013 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Conversion Trailer | 2003 to 2007 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Gazelle | 1980 to 1986 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Race CAR Trailer | 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 Vintage product
- 16V-033 Jan 22, 2016
Affected trailers have a Federal Certification Label that incorrectly lists the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of each axle as 5,200 pounds when…
Equipment · 373 vehicles - 13V-482 Oct 17, 2013
It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt
Latches and locks · 4,212 vehicles - 08V-453 Sep 9, 2008
Refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 265 vehicles - 07V-433 Sep 11, 2007
On certain conversion trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect…
Equipment · 16 vehicles - 05V-436 Sep 26, 2005
On certain race car trailers equipped with tredit wheels
Wheels · 5 vehicles - 86V-135 Oct 8, 1986
Seat belts do not have emergency or automatic locking retractors as required by fmvss 208
Seat belts · 265 vehicles - 82V-005 Jan 20, 1982
Control symbols have not been placed in the involved vehicles and the windshield washing system was mis-identified as "accessory"
Other or unknown · 110 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.