2004 Featherlite TRAILER: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Tires is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Tires | 1 |
Tires: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 |
2010: 1
Pattern summary
Tires leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10369678 · 2010-12-08 (December 8, 2010)
IN 2004 I BOUGHT A NEWFLAT BED TRAILER WHICH HAS FOUR TIRES. I HAD A TIRE FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 2000 MILES. THE TRAILER HAD COMPASS TIRES,MADE BY HANGZHOU ZHONGEE RUBBER CO., WHICH I DISCOVERED HAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED THE FIRM REPRESENTING THE FACTORY . AFTER FILLING OUT THE REQUIRED FORMS , INFORMATION , PICTURES, AND DOT CODES THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I ASKED FOR A VOUCHER TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT THERE DEALER. I HAVE SENCE RECEIVED A CHECK FOR $218.40. THAT AMOUNT WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE TIRE. THE QUESTION IS, DO I HAVE ANY REC…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10369678 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
10V573000 · Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Reported: 2010-11-18 (November 18, 2010)
FEATHERLITE TRAILERS IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
Consequence: THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Remedy: FEATHERLITE TRAILERS IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 9, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR FEATHERLITE TRAILERS AT 1-877-903-1444.
NHTSA campaign record ↗