Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 223, "Rear impact guards." Proper rear impact guards were not installed on these trailers.
2000-2005 · 6 model years
Trailer T18S Problems by year
Owners have filed 7 complaints about the Trailer T18S across 6 model years, and it has 1 recall. The 2005 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (5). The most reported problem area is the wheels & tires, followed by the equipment & accessories.
- Complaints
- 7
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
T18S complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common T18S problems
Trailer T18S recalls 1
Latest T18S complaints
Tl* the contact owns a carson flat bed trailer n/a equip with four commodore tires sized 205/75r/15, tire line: unknownm, dot ryb30mac4612/1913. The contact discovered that the tread had separated on both rear and front drivers side tires. The contact indicated that at the time of the failure the trailer was parked and had not been moved for several months. The local dealer big o tires located at 7690 e. State route 69, prescott valley az. Was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. No additional information was available.. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000. The vin was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 shelby trailer harbor freight (na) equipped with innova ultra runner utility trailer tires, tire line: tinofcb, tire size: 5.3X12 and 4.80/4.00X12. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17t017000 (tires); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The harbor freight manufacturer was contacted at 800-444-3353 and stated that they were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. A case number was not provided. The dot number and vin were unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2004 Mastercraft trailer with goodyear marathon st225/75r/15 trailer tires at proper inflation requirements and towing at highway speeds. Left side tire blew at highway speed. 1Hr later at highway speeds, right side showed signs of impending tire failure...Which was confirmed after tire replacement at tire shop. Both failed tires were chinese made goodyear marathons. Old parts: 1st tire failure is not available, 2nd failure tire is available. Over the last 3-5yrs, I've experienced too many trailer tire...
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failures. If regulations do not exist for trailer tires, they need to. If they do exist, they need revisited and reinforced. Tire failures so frequently at highway speeds are a safety hazard to myself and those around me. Trailer type in description is accurate. Trailer type in "vehicle" section is not. *Tr
Galaxy trailer special,14 ply, load range g, 8-14.5 Lt made in china. # On tire gtwdo5-8145t5-o1t.No dot # on tire. Sold by econoline, their phone # 205 489 5318. Extra # on tire h-105-01 & gtwdo5-8-o1b, all so 403-0250. A 12 inch separation from the nylon core on the side wall of the tire this has happen four times in one year the same brand of tire that came with the trailer. *Tr
I rented a u-haul from a u-haul vendor best value inn in neptune, nj on december 24th. When I rented the truck there appeared to be no problems. On the morning on december 26th after the truck was loaded I was leaving my home in wall, nj to drive to fort lauderdale, fl for college. When I realized that I had forgotten something at home I turned around. I noticed that the truck seemed to be making an odd noise when I turned but assumed that it was caused by the weight in the back of the truck. I arrived home and...
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noticed that the skirt of the truck was pushed up against the tire. I contacted u-haul and they sent out a repair service they contracted with. The repair service said that an axle was broken on the truck which would have cause the truck to crash especially if I had not been lucky enough to have forgotten something at home. After hours later we finally got a new truck which set up back resorting in having to spend additional money on a hotel as well as gas since we had already put gas in the first truck. I am going away to college and not only do I have to worry about my safety but now more additional problems I can not afford. After weeks on being sent back and forth with u-haul to different people I am finally contacted by there marketing president paul kelly. Paul tells me that it was my fault, that I caused the damage and that he will not do anything to compensate me and would not conduct a further investigation or release any information to me even regarding an investigation. All I wanted to do was get to florida, safe, with no problems, and attend my first week of school not accused when I was not at fault and had to spend additional expenses not to related to the cost of my trip. U-haul admitted blame in the beginning and it should be the responsibility of this company to uphold there contacts as well as public safety standards which they choose to disregard. There own mechanic stated himself that it was caused by a loose bolt with documentation! *Tr
Dometic refrig.. In rv. Failed late last year, I replaced it with new one purchased from camping world in ft worth tx..Cost little over 1000.00 Dols. And than I got a recall letter in mail stating I ave a bad ref. I have called dometic several times.And again to day, all they will tell me is corporate will get in touch me...This started in may this year... *Tr
Questions about the Trailer T18S
Which Trailer T18S years have the most problems?
What are the most common Trailer T18S problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the wheels & tires (5), equipment & accessories (1), suspension (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Trailer T18S have?
NHTSA lists 1 recall across all Trailer T18S model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
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