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2004 Kendon DUAL RAIL TRAILER: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

4 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

4,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Structure:Body is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 4 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Structure:Body
2
Power Train:Axle Assembly
1
Structure:Body:Bumpers
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Structure:Body2
Power Train:Axle Assembly1
Structure:Body:Bumpers1

Structure:Body: 2; Power Train:Axle Assembly: 1; Structure:Body:Bumpers: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
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
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 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 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 2 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.

2005
1
2006
1
2015
1
2017
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20051
20061
20151
20171

2005: 1; 2006: 1; 2015: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Structure:Body 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 10142119 · 2005-10-31 (October 31, 2005)

CONSUMER TRAILER TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO A FAULTY AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TS THE FLANGE THAT SUPPORTS THE WHEEL FENDER OF THE TRAILER CRACKED AND BROKE FROM THE AXLE WELD CAUSING THE FENDER TO TWIST SIDEWAYS. THE FENDER EDGE THEN GOUGED BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TIRE SIDEWALLS CAUSING THEM TO BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE FLANGE WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY NOR WAS IT OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR INSPECT THE TRAILER. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10142119 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10176697 · 2006-12-20 (December 20, 2006)

TL*- BOTH OF THE CONTACT'S FENDERS FELL OFF OF THE TRAILER WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON JANUARY 15, 2006 WHICH RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE . THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES DURING THE INCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. PER THE CONTACT THE TRAILER COULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT OWNS A TRAILER MANUFACTURED IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED BOTH FENDERS ON THE TRAILER.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10176697 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10732818 · 2015-07-08 (July 8, 2015)

TUBE FRAME FAILURE. WELD CONNECTING LOWER TUBE BROKE AWAY FROM TUBE BODY CAUSING ADDITIONAL STRESS TO UPPER TUBES RESULTING IN STRESS CRACKS IN THE SIX O'CLOCK NON VISIBLE AREA. ADDITIONAL USE OF THE TRAILER AT 50% LOAD CAPACITY RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE REMAINING TUBES WHILE TOWING. CAUSING TRAILER AND MOTORCYCLE TO FLIP AT SPEED , CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COMING TO REST AGAINST CENTER DIVIDER. RESULTING TO TOTAL LOSS OF TRAILER AND MOTORCYCLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10732818 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11025332 · 2017-09-25 (September 25, 2017)

ON JULY 21, 2017 MY KENDON TRAILER, CARRYING MY TWO SUZUKI DUAL SPORT MOTORCYCLES SNAPPED COMPLETELY APART AFT OF THE COUPLER AND THE SAFETY CABLE ATTACHMENT WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRAILER, WITH MOTORCYCLES LEFT THE ROADWAY AND TUMBLED INTO A ROADSIDE DITCH. THE BOTH MOTORCYCLES WERE TOTALED AND THE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED BEYOND COST EFFECTIVE REPAIR. THE NECK OF THE TRAILER WHERE 3 ROUND STRUCTURAL STEEL TUBES COME TOGETHER, AFT OF THE COUPLER COMPLETELY SEVERED. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS VISIBLE SIGNS OF A DEFECT PRIOR TO THE ACCI…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11025332 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.