Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Exterior Lighting 214 complaints
truck
64
30%
better
27
13%
rural
24
11%
projector
18
9%
trucks
17
8%
adequate
16
8%
Steering 170 complaints
truck
65
38%
stabilitrak
16
10%
low speed
16
10%
low speeds
16
10%
seconds
16
10%
radio
15
9%
Service Brakes 150 complaints
vacuum
33
22%
vacuum pump
27
18%
low speed
19
13%
stop truck
12
8%
pedal hard
11
8%
boat
10
7%
When it breaks
37% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 49,000 miles, from 636 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
2 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 89 complaints about this component over roughly 22 months before an investigation opened.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
What owners and forums say
Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.
Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.