By year
Owner complaints about XL vehicles peaked at 2 in 2009
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2009 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
XL
The complete NHTSA record for XL vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most XL recalls are filed by Xl Specialized Trailers, part of Xl.
Owner complaints in the last five years03 on file in all, across 9 models
Recall campaigns20 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations016 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about XL vehicles, 33% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The 100 JPS has the most complaints of any XL model
Every XL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 JPS | 2001 to 2008 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 80 JPS | 1998 to 2008 | 0 | None | 11 | 0 |
| BSD | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| FD | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| FDE | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| LSD | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| SD | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| SDE | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| SDS | 1998 to 2000 | 0 | None | 3 | 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 XL product
- 08V-506 Oct 2, 2008
These trailers may not have the proper welding pattern attaching the slider frame to the jeep frame
Trailer hitches · 164 vehicles - 00V-399 Nov 29, 2000
Vehicle description: certain trailers with the axles placed so that the back of the tire is more than 12 inches from the rear of the trailer fail…
Equipment · 421 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.