2005 Trailer T18S: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
5 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
7,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 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 4 of 5 complaints (80.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Tires | 4 |
| Suspension | 1 |
Tires: 4; Suspension: 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 | 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: 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). 3 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 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
2008: 1; 2010: 2; 2018: 1; 2020: 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 10226099 · 2008-04-29 (April 29, 2008)
I WAS PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER ON I-10 WEST OF MARIANNA, FL. JULY 2007. LOST BOTH LS TIRES FROM TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TEMPERATURES AROUND 98 AND NO TIRE IMPACT FOUND. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS AND CHECKED THE GOOGLE INTERNET SEARCH FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRE FAILURE WITH THE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TRAILER TIRES.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10226099 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10299114 · 2010-01-12 (January 12, 2010)
I RENTED A U-HAUL FROM A U-HAUL VENDOR BEST VALUE INN IN NEPTUNE, NJ ON DECEMBER 24TH. WHEN I RENTED THE TRUCK THERE APPEARED TO BE NO PROBLEMS. ON THE MORNING ON DECEMBER 26TH AFTER THE TRUCK WAS LOADED I WAS LEAVING MY HOME IN WALL, NJ TO DRIVE TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FL FOR COLLEGE. WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN SOMETHING AT HOME I TURNED AROUND. I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE MAKING AN ODD NOISE WHEN I TURNED BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. I ARRIVED HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE SKIRT OF THE TRU…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10299114 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10354125 · 2010-09-07 (September 7, 2010)
GALAXY TRAILER SPECIAL,14 PLY, LOAD RANGE G, 8-14.5 LT MADE IN CHINA. # ON TIRE GTWDO5-8145T5-O1T.NO DOT # ON TIRE. SOLD BY ECONOLINE, THEIR PHONE # [phone removed]. EXTRA # ON TIRE H-105-01 & GTWDO5-8-O1B, ALL SO 403-0250. A 12 INCH SEPARATION FROM THE NYLON CORE ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE THIS HAS HAPPEN FOUR TIMES IN ONE YEAR THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE TRAILER. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10354125 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11064591 · 2018-01-24 (January 24, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SHELBY TRAILER HARBOR FREIGHT (NA) EQUIPPED WITH INNOVA ULTRA RUNNER UTILITY TRAILER TIRES, TIRE LINE: TINOFCB, TIRE SIZE: 5.3X12 AND 4.80/4.00X12. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17T017000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE HARBOR FREIGHT MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT [phone removed] AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11064591 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11364629 · 2020-10-16 (October 16, 2020)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CARSON FLAT BED TRAILER N/A EQUIP WITH FOUR COMMODORE TIRES SIZED 205/75R/15, TIRE LINE: UNKNOWNM, DOT RYB30MAC4612/1913. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON BOTH REAR AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED AND HAD NOT BEEN MOVED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE LOCAL DEALER BIG O TIRES LOCATED AT 7690 E. STATE ROUTE 69, PRESCOTT VALLEY AZ. WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMI…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11364629 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.
06V065000 · Structure:Body:Bumpers
Reported: 2006-03-08 (March 8, 2006)
CERTAIN TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 223, "REAR IMPACT GUARDS." PROPER REAR IMPACT GUARDS WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THESE TRAILERS.
Consequence: IF STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A SMALLER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MAY UNDERRIDE THE TRAILER INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SMALLER VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT REAR IMPACT GUARDS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHARLES MACHINE WORKS AT 580-572-2480.
NHTSA campaign record ↗