Aluminum Trailer Co ALUMINUM TRAILER CO problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
6 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
1,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 to 2021 model years. Data updated: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Most common problems
Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 6 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 1 | 16.7% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 1 | 16.7% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | 3 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Equipment:Mechanical:Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer:Motor/Hydraulic Pump | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Trailer Hitches | 1 |
Unknown Or Other: 3; Electrical System: 1; Equipment: 1; Equipment:Mechanical:Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer:Motor/Hydraulic Pump: 1; Tires: 1; Trailer Hitches: 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 | 1 |
| 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: 1; 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 (1). 5 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 |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
2017: 1; 2020: 1; 2022: 2; 2023: 1; 2026: 1
Pattern summary
Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. 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.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11310158 · 2020-02-19 (February 19, 2020)
CAR HAULER TRAILER ISSUE #1 THE SCREWS THAT RETAIN GUIDE BUSHINGS ON THE LIFT SYSTEM FALL OUT OR BREAK OFF WHICH ALLOW THE BUSHINGS TO FALL OFF. THIS ALLOWS THE LIFT WITH THE CAR LOADED AND RAISED TO MOVE DURING ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND TURNING. ISSUE #2 THE 1/4" SCREWS THAT HOLD THE UPRIGHT WHICH GUIDES THE LIFT AS IT MOVES UP OR DOWN STRIP OUT OR COME LOOSE AND FALL DUE TO THE FORCE OF MOVEMENT. THERE ARE ONLY 5 OF THESE SMALL SCREWS ON EACH OF THE 2 UPRIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS ALLOWS FOR EVEN MORE MOVEMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE THE LIFT…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11310158 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11023940 · 2017-09-18 (September 18, 2017)
THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE CITY STREET APPROACHING OUR PROPERTY WHEN THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER BROKE COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TRAILER AT A LARGE HOLE DRILLED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TONGUE FRAME FOR THE WIRING TO ENTER THE FRAME WHERE THE TONGUE FRAME MEETS THE CARGO BOX. THE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED AS IT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE DUMP TRUCK AND THEN CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11023940 at NHTSA ↗
Recalls by model year
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Recall campaigns
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
2014: 0; 2018: 0; 2020: 0; 2021: 0
Year-by-year records
Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2014 | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | 1100.0%ODI 11023940THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE CITY STREET APPROACHING OUR PROPERTY WHEN THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER BROKE COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TRAILER AT A LARGE HOLE DRILLED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TONGUE FRAME FOR THE WIRING TO ENTER THE FRAME WHERE THE TONGUE FRAME MEETS THE CARGO BOX. THE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED AS IT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE DUMP TRUCK AND THEN CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND. | 150.0%ODI 11310158 · 1,500 miCAR HAULER TRAILER ISSUE #1 THE SCREWS THAT RETAIN GUIDE BUSHINGS ON THE LIFT SYSTEM FALL OUT OR BREAK OFF WHICH ALLOW THE BUSHINGS TO FALL OFF. THIS ALLOWS THE LIFT WITH THE CAR LOADED AND RAISED TO MOVE DURING ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND TURNING. ISSUE #2 THE 1/4" SCREWS THAT HOLD THE UPRIGHT WHICH GUIDES THE LIFT AS IT MOVES UP OR DOWN STRIP OUT OR COME LOOSE AND FALL DUE TO THE FORCE OF MOVEMENT. THERE ARE ONLY 5 OF THESE SMALL SCREWS ON EACH OF THE 2 UPRIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS ALLOWS FOR EVEN MORE MOVEMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE THE LIFT… | 1100.0%ODI 11557850Smelled propane around stovetop, ( Dometic PI8022 ), while camping in October. Turned off propane until able to investigate. Found leak at connection of gas tube to burner valve. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Equipment | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11725466The contact owns a 2025 Aluminum Trailer RV. The contact stated that the RV was taken to the dealer to be repaired under warranty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V535000 (Equipment); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The dealer was contacted and asked to complete the recall repair while the vehicle was already at the dealer for other services. The dealer contacted the manufacturer and was advised that the vehicle owner needed to personally contact the radio manufacturer to obtain the par… |
| Equipment:Mechanical:Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer:Motor/Hydraulic Pump | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Tires | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11487535I was driving at 60 mph, and I had tread separate of the tire, leading to the tire popping. |
| Trailer Hitches | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | Too few reports for a range | 1,500 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 11310158 · 1,500 miCAR HAULER TRAILER ISSUE #1 THE SCREWS THAT RETAIN GUIDE BUSHINGS ON THE LIFT SYSTEM FALL OUT OR BREAK OFF WHICH ALLOW THE BUSHINGS TO FALL OFF. THIS ALLOWS THE LIFT WITH THE CAR LOADED AND RAISED TO MOVE DURING ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND TURNING. ISSUE #2 THE 1/4" SCREWS THAT HOLD THE UPRIGHT WHICH GUIDES THE LIFT AS IT MOVES UP OR DOWN STRIP OUT OR COME LOOSE AND FALL DUE TO THE FORCE OF MOVEMENT. THERE ARE ONLY 5 OF THESE SMALL SCREWS ON EACH OF THE 2 UPRIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS ALLOWS FOR EVEN MORE MOVEMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE THE LIFT… |
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 1 | None | ODI 11725466The contact owns a 2025 Aluminum Trailer RV. The contact stated that the RV was taken to the dealer to be repaired under warranty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V535000 (Equipment); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The dealer was contacted and asked to complete the recall repair while the vehicle was already at the dealer for other services. The dealer contacted the manufacturer and was advised that the vehicle owner needed to personally contact the radio manufacturer to obtain the par… |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2020: 0 complaints · 2021: 1 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Unknown Or Other | Electrical System | Equipment | Equipment:Mechanical:Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer:Motor/Hydraulic Pump | Tires | Trailer Hitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 0 | — | 0 | 1ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 0 | 1ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. |
| Equipment | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment:Mechanical:Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer:Motor/Hydraulic Pump | 0 | 1ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 0 | — | 0 | 1ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. |
| Tires | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trailer Hitches | 0 | 1ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 0 | 1ODI 11485740The lippert Jack has exposed buttons allowing water to enter, the Jack started moving when it rained, the trailer was in my driveway so no incident occurred but have found out earlier models have extended while on the road causing damage and injury. I have not tried to replicate the incident or taken it to a dealer. | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.