1996 Fruehauf TrailerProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 7 owner complaints about the 1996 Fruehauf Trailer, most often about the suspension. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through July 12, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1996 Fruehauf Trailer has problems

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
Suspension70

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1996 Fruehauf Trailer recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1996 vs. every other Trailer year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Trailer median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Trailer owners report

Recent suspension complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THE SUSPENSION ALLIGNMENT ARM ON BOTH VEHICLES BROKE FROM THE HANGER, CAUSING LOOSE ALIGNMENTS AND STRAYING, REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT NO RESOLUTIONS. *JG
Complaint 561975 · Jul 12, 2001
THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE REPAIR, THE REAR SUSPENSION (SPREAD TAMDEM) BROKE, THE SPRING HANGER, SPRING BLOCK AND TORQUE ARM BLOCK FAILED. NLM
Complaint 561096 · May 8, 2001

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