1997 BENSON FLAT BED TRAILER

0 recalls — 3 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

3 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Feb 12, 2001
Incident date: Nov 13, 2000
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, NO ONE WAS INJURED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Jul 17, 2000
CROSS MEMBER WELDS ARE CRACKING IN THE NOSE OF THE TRAILER ONLY ON 4-BOARD NAILER STRIP, CROSS MEMBERS ABOVE 5TH WHEEL PLATE ARE CRACKED AS MUCH AS 4-5 INCHES AS WELL AS AROUND THE KING PIN. *MJS
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Jul 13, 2000
CROSS MEMBER WELDS ARE CRACKING IN THE NOSE OF THE TRAILER ONLY ON 4-BOARD NAILER STRIP, CROSS MEMBERS ABOVE 5TH WHEEL PLATE ARE CRACKED AS MUCH AS 4-5 INCHES AS WELL AS AROUND THE KING PIN. *MJS

NHTSA Safety Investigations — BENSON FLAT BED TRAILER

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE00037 Opened: Sep 12, 2000 — Closed: Feb 6, 2001
PE — Closed — Model Year: 1997
CROSS-MEMBER WELDS CRACK
ALLEGE CRQACKING OF FRONT CROSS-MEMBER WELDS.THISE CRACKS ARE NOT READILY OBSERVABLE AND IF ALLOWED TO PROPAGATE, MAY ULTIMATELY REULT IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRAILER FRAME.

BENSON FLAT BED TRAILER — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the BENSON FLAT BED TRAILER across all model years.

0 Total Recalls
4 Total Complaints
1 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
0 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

BENSON FLAT BED TRAILER — Year by Year

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Year Recalls Complaints
2000 0 1 View
1997 (current) 0 3

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