U.S. public vehicle records

Fruehauf TRAILER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

10 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1969 to 2000 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 10 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	1	10.0%

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.

Suspension

Service Brakes, Air

Suspension:Front:Springs:Air Suspension System

Suspension:Multiple Axle

Wheels

Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

Suspension: 5; Service Brakes, Air: 1; Suspension:Front:Springs:Air Suspension System: 1; Suspension:Multiple Axle: 1; Wheels: 1; Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

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. 10 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.

2000

2001

2002

2006

2000: 5; 2001: 3; 2002: 1; 2006: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension leads the component reports. Braking behavior 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 561542 · 2001-06-11 (June 11, 2001)

THE LEFT REAR BRAKE OF THE SECOND TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE, THE UNIT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE ON THE REAR OF THE SECOND DUALS AND TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRAILER (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 561542 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1989

1990

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

1989: 0; 1990: 0; 1993: 2; 1994: 1; 1995: 1; 1996: 0; 1997: 1; 1998: 1; 1999: 1; 2000: 1

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Fruehauf TRAILER model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1969	0	1	Not available
1989	1	0	Not available
1990	1	0	0
1993	0	2	Not available
1994	0	1	-1
1995	1	1	0
1996	7	0	-1
1997	0	1	+1
1998	0	1	0
1999	0	1	0
2000	0	1	0

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

10 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 10 records

40.0%Valid incident date4 / 10 records

100.0%Valid filing date10 / 10 records

40.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 10 records

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.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1989	1990	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Suspension	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	571.4% ODI 550208 TRAILER HAS POORLY DESIGN SUSPENSION CAUSING THE TRAILER TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. NLM Look up ODI 550208 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Air	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 561542 THE LEFT REAR BRAKE OF THE SECOND TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE, THE UNIT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE ON THE REAR OF THE SECOND DUALS AND TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRAILER (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM Look up ODI 561542 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Front:Springs:Air Suspension System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 561975 CONSUMER COMPLAINS THE SUSPENSION ALLIGNMENT ARM ON BOTH VEHICLES BROKE FROM THE HANGER, CAUSING LOOSE ALIGNMENTS AND STRAYING, REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT NO RESOLUTIONS. *JG Look up ODI 561975 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Multiple Axle	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 561096 THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE REPAIR, THE REAR SUSPENSION (SPREAD TAMDEM) BROKE, THE SPRING HANGER, SPRING BLOCK AND TORQUE ARM BLOCK FAILED. NLM Look up ODI 561096 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Wheels	1100.0% ODI 564046 CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHILE TRAVELING HE SAW SMOKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE UNIT, PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT TRAILER WHEEL WAS ON FIRE. WITH THE HELP OF POLICE OFFICER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASHES REPORT. *YD Look up ODI 564046 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10148607 1995 FRUEHAUF TRAILER REAR TIRES SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TS THE LUGS ON THE RIGHT REAR DUAL WHEEL WERE BROKEN AND STRIPPED AND WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED IT BOUNCED OVER THE MEDIAN AND SLAMMED INTO THE HOOD OF A VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. . NM Look up ODI 10148607 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable 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 failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

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

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	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.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1999: 0 complaints · 2000: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1999	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1999	0	0	0
2000	0	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 co-occurrence matrix
Component	Suspension	Service Brakes, Air	Suspension:Front:Springs:Air Suspension System	Suspension:Multiple Axle	Wheels	Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Suspension	—	0	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Air	0	—	0	0	0	0
Suspension:Front:Springs:Air Suspension System	0	0	—	0	0	0
Suspension:Multiple Axle	0	0	0	—	0	0
Wheels	0	0	0	0	—	0
Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs	0	0	0	0	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.

Search patterns

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.