NHTSA Complaint #10375854 — 2010 STOUGHTON VAN TRAILER
STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10375854 |
| Vehicle | 2010 STOUGHTON VAN TRAILER |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 25,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | KS |
Consumer Description
THE ALUMINUM FRAME RAIL KEEPS CRACKING JUST IN FRONT OF THE LANDING GEAR ON BOTH SIDES. WICHITA TRAILER INC. IN WICHITA, KANSAS (THE DEALER) HAS ATTEMPTED TO WELD THE CRACK 5 TIMES. THEY ALSO HAVE PUT A REINFORCEMENT PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RAIL (PER STOUGHTON TRAILER, LLC ORDERS AND WARRANTY POLICY). SINCE THE REINFORCEMENT PIECE WAS PUT ON IT HAS CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE AND BROKEN THE WELD TWICE. AT LEAST 2 OF THESE TIMES, WICHITA TRAILER KEPT THE TRAILER FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AND LOANED ME ANOTHER TRAILER. IN ADDITION TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM (WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD) THE TRAILER HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE DUMP VALVE ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE LAST 2 PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.....UPDATED 12/19/12 *BF UPDATED 12/19/2012*JS