Witzer ChallengeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Witzer Challenge.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls11985–1990 model years

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

Best & worst years

Witzer Challenge 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 Challenge median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'85'86'87'88'89'90

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1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Witzer Challenge problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

1 recall

Witzer Challenge recalls

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

Trailer hitches90V-197 · 1985–1990 · Nov 29, 1990 · 1,350 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Challenge

May 10, 1989
TRAILER SEPARATIONPE89121 · 1990 · closed Sep 5, 1989
Led to recall 90V-197