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Beaver ContessaYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Beaver Contessa.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints7Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls81999–2002 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Beaver Contessa years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Contessa median. Tap a year for its full report.

'99'00'01'02
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2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1004 complaints · 6 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Beaver Contessa problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic52
Power train20
8 recalls

Beaver Contessa recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer03V-166 · 1999 · May 8, 2003–Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components02V-278 · 1999–2002 · Oct 22, 2002 · 8,581 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal02V-004 · 2002 · Apr 9, 2002 · 232 vehicles–Service brakes, air: antilock01V-130 · 1999–2000 · Apr 17, 2001 · 1,438 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly01V-097 · 2000–2001 · Apr 17, 2001 · 828 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly01V-128 · 2000–2001 · Mar 30, 2001 · 828 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 2000 · Mar 6, 2001 · 117 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip00V-173 · 1999–2000 · Jun 27, 2000 · 691 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Contessa

  1. WIRING HARNESS INCORRECTLY INSTALLEDSQ00013 · 1999–2000 · closed Jul 6, 2000
    No recall