Vehicle description: platform trailers and dollies. The tubing installed in the air brake system on the platform trailers was not recommended for use with the tubing fittings used in the air brake system and the tubing installed on the dollies does not have...
Manufacturer safety record
Dorsey Problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA holds 7 owner complaints and 3 recalls for Dorsey vehicles from 1987 to 2022. The most complained-about model is the Dorsey (3 complaints).
- Complaints
- 7
- Recalls
- 3
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Dorsey models
All time
Most complained-about Dorsey vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 Dorsey Trailer | 1 | 0 | A |
| 2 | 1990 Dorsey Dorsey | 1 | 0 | C |
| 3 | 1993 Dorsey Dorsey | 1 | 0 | C |
| 4 | 1994 Dorsey Cargo Trailers | 1 | 0 | - |
| 5 | 1997 Dorsey Trailer | 1 | 2 | F |
| 6 | 1997 Dorsey Platform | 1 | 0 | - |
| 7 | 2022 Dorsey Dorsey | 1 | 0 | D |
Latest Dorsey recalls
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with antilock braking system (abs) electronic control units (ecu) for over-the-road trailer applications. The cover seal (o-ring) may have been improperly installed in certain easy-stop trailer abs electronic control...
These axles consist of a steel tubular center section and forged steel spindles that are welded to each end of the tube. Either spindle can contain a circumferential crack through a portion of its cross section.
Covers1996 Dorsey Trailer
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data