{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.morvs.ai/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=EQUIPMENT","name":"EQUIPMENT","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","brand_name":"MORVS","brand_url":"https://morvs.ai/","data_provider_url":"https://api.morvs.ai","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-09-29T20:16:53.451Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":24,"deaths":3,"injured":24,"fires":8},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","n":5},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","n":4},{"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","n":3},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","n":3},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","n":2},{"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","n":1},{"component_desc":"STRUCTURE","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)","n":1}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"2197938","date_received":"2026-04-18","make":"EQUIPMENT","model":"EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","description":"The Apple cellular device has a damaged back glass and it is bent midway down the back of the phone (due to accidentally shutting the device in between a car door in 2023). When the apple device is turned on for extended periods of time, the damaged back glass gets extremely hot and vapor/gas comes from inside the device itself. To the best of my knowledge, this is the result of damaged internal components (lithium battery). As time passes when this rare event occurs, the vapor is known to cause respiratory issues (breathing issues) cardiovascular issues (irregular heart rate) and mental distress is all associated with inhalation of these toxic vapors. With the windows rolled up in a vehicle, with a damaged apple device having no ventilation to exit the cabin of the vehicle, this rare event can very easily knock an individual unconscious.  There has been multiple occasions where I had to pull off to the side of the road, just to rehabilitate myself and allow the vehicle to air out. On 3/05/2026, I was admitted into a hospital in Madison County Kentucky to be checked out for symptoms I was experiencing, symptoms that occurred directly after an apple device malfunctioned. The vapors are near odorless and are not visible to the naked eye, this rare incident has occurred multiple occasions in the past resulting in sustainable injuries. The Apple device has no warning light, No warning message and no warning at all regarding this issue. The manufacturer’s packaging/introduction ","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/2197938"},{"cmplid":"2091681","date_received":"2025-05-13","make":"TRUCK EQUIPMENT","model":"TRUCK","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":10,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","description":"The trucking company is violating laws!!! I suggest an audit on financial accounts as well as thorough inspection of drivers and truck/trailors. From what I've witnessed the drivers do not speak English. They seem to be working the guys like crazy and taking advantage of vulnerable immigrants. It's important for drivers to get rest. My husband was a truck driver and I've been on the road with him a few times! I know all about trucks and cheap bosses trying to undercut and exploit the vulnerable. The drivers speed on the road while carrying heavy wood. I was shocked that the red one didn't turn over because it speeds like crazy!","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/2091681"},{"cmplid":"1693556","date_received":"2020-09-18","make":"ELPERS","model":"FORD F-550 W/ CRANE","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED AS THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A FIRE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED SMOKE INHALATION TREATMENT FROM THE AMBULANCE ON SEEN. THE CONTACT HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER (KENDALL FORD OF MERIDIAN  250 E OVERLAND RD, MERIDIAN, ID 83642  (855) 982-8853) WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE SITUATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT *JB","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1693556"},{"cmplid":"1657873","date_received":"2020-04-09","make":"EQUIPMENT","model":"EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","description":"MY CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS , I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO JDA AUTOMOTIVE FOR REPAIRS AND ALSO THE CHEVY GMC IN COLUMBIA SC HARBISON BLVD.THE CAR IS NOW BEING VANDALIZE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RECALLS AND THE CALLING TO LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES .THE CAR HAS ALMOST KILLED ME AND OTHERS WITH THE SLOW DOWN OF THE ENGINE SPEED AND STOP IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. SOMEONE HAS DONE A HIT AND RUN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WILL JERK YOU OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE ENGINE WILL SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIME COMPLETELY STOP YOU IN ROAD IT FEELS LIKE TIRES ARE BEING JERKED FROM UNDER CAR AND GIVES ME WHIPLASH SO BAD AT THE NECK EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE CAR ALMOST. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY FINALLY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SOMEONE CUT WIRES ANS SPLASH THEM BACK TOGETHER WHICH IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO THE CAR.BESIDES THIS I AM HAVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS WITH MANAGER AT JDA AUTOMOTIVE WHERE I BOUGHT CAR WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND VANDALIZE OF CAR. *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1657873"},{"cmplid":"1657874","date_received":"2020-04-09","make":"EQUIPMENT","model":"EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","description":"MY CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS , I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO JDA AUTOMOTIVE FOR REPAIRS AND ALSO THE CHEVY GMC IN COLUMBIA SC HARBISON BLVD.THE CAR IS NOW BEING VANDALIZE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RECALLS AND THE CALLING TO LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES .THE CAR HAS ALMOST KILLED ME AND OTHERS WITH THE SLOW DOWN OF THE ENGINE SPEED AND STOP IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. SOMEONE HAS DONE A HIT AND RUN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WILL JERK YOU OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE ENGINE WILL SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIME COMPLETELY STOP YOU IN ROAD IT FEELS LIKE TIRES ARE BEING JERKED FROM UNDER CAR AND GIVES ME WHIPLASH SO BAD AT THE NECK EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE CAR ALMOST. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY FINALLY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SOMEONE CUT WIRES ANS SPLASH THEM BACK TOGETHER WHICH IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO THE CAR.BESIDES THIS I AM HAVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS WITH MANAGER AT JDA AUTOMOTIVE WHERE I BOUGHT CAR WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND VANDALIZE OF CAR. *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1657874"},{"cmplid":"1601276","date_received":"2019-09-09","make":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model_year":1975,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"FLAGSTAFF VIN#[XXX] BEARINGS SEIZED ON EXPRESSWAY AND FILED COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND AG MI AND FLAGSTAFF AND CAUGHT FIRE.    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1601276"},{"cmplid":"1556279","date_received":"2019-04-09","make":"AM EQUIPMENT","model":"238-1882","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","description":"1. DEFAULTS IN CONTROL FUNCTIONS, AND ALL OF BELOW   2.BAD ELECTRIC MOTER IN WINDOW, HEATED SEAT, STEREO MALFUNCTION, THERMOSTATS, BACK LOWER LUMBAR INFLATED LOWER PAD BURST, HEATER CORE, DEFOGGER, RADIATOR,BAD FUSES AND RELAYS, AND REMOTE START ON VEHICLE.  3. THEY WERE REPLACED. OLD PART ARE AVAILABLE.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1556279"},{"cmplid":"1538301","date_received":"2019-02-09","make":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","description":"FOLLOWING AN ILLEGAL RAID OF MY HOME DUE TO PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS,  AND NONE WARRANTIZED ENTRY AND REFUSAL TO SHOW.  LOUTENANT J STOCHOWSKI CLAIMING HE WORKED FOR THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  AS RLTO FOLLOW A NON TOW TRUCK COMPANY,  MEANING ONE OF THE AGENTS DROVE MY CARVER THE PRECINCT AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ILLEGAL JAIL OBSTRUCTION OF THE LAW.  SAYS IN CHOWSKI,  J.  DREW UP A CONTRACT NONE BINDING AND ARBITRARY FOR 1000.00 DOLLARS TO GET MY CAR BACK DELIVERED BY THE AGENT IN QUESTION.  NONE BINDING MEANING IT WAS UNREFUNDABLE IF I WAS FOUND GUILTY OR NOT.  THE MAN ASSURE WAS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK THE AURBAG DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM AND HOUSING WERE COMPLETELY MISSING FROM MY 2008 CHEVY IMPALA MIDNIGHT BLUE.  DESPITE THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED THAT TOTALED MY CAR,  I SUSTAINED INJURY.  NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED,  WHEN I GOT INTO A THREE CAR ACCIDENTBWHILE UNDER STATE FARM INSURANCE.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1538301"},{"cmplid":"1538302","date_received":"2019-02-09","make":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","description":"FOLLOWING AN ILLEGAL RAID OF MY HOME DUE TO PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS,  AND NONE WARRANTIZED ENTRY AND REFUSAL TO SHOW.  LOUTENANT J STOCHOWSKI CLAIMING HE WORKED FOR THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  AS RLTO FOLLOW A NON TOW TRUCK COMPANY,  MEANING ONE OF THE AGENTS DROVE MY CARVER THE PRECINCT AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ILLEGAL JAIL OBSTRUCTION OF THE LAW.  SAYS IN CHOWSKI,  J.  DREW UP A CONTRACT NONE BINDING AND ARBITRARY FOR 1000.00 DOLLARS TO GET MY CAR BACK DELIVERED BY THE AGENT IN QUESTION.  NONE BINDING MEANING IT WAS UNREFUNDABLE IF I WAS FOUND GUILTY OR NOT.  THE MAN ASSURE WAS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK THE AURBAG DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM AND HOUSING WERE COMPLETELY MISSING FROM MY 2008 CHEVY IMPALA MIDNIGHT BLUE.  DESPITE THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED THAT TOTALED MY CAR,  I SUSTAINED INJURY.  NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED,  WHEN I GOT INTO A THREE CAR ACCIDENTBWHILE UNDER STATE FARM INSURANCE.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1538302"},{"cmplid":"1309226","date_received":"2016-08-17","make":"EQUIPMENT","model":"EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY AN OBJECT THAT FELL OFF OF A GREAT DANE TRACTOR TRAILER. THE CONTACT DESCRIBED THE OBJECT AS A 10X10 FOOT PAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MUFFLER WAS FRACTURED, THE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED, THE UNDERBODY WAS FRACTURED TO THE POINT THAT A HOLE COULD BE SEEN, THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DAMAGED, THE DRIVE SHAFT CAM WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND THE REAR DRIVE GEAR BOX WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1309226"},{"cmplid":"994622","date_received":"2013-07-17","make":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ARCTIC FOX TRAVEL TRAILER WITH A HIGH POINTE MICROWAVE MODEL (EM925RCW). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MICROWAVE WAS PLUGGED IN BUT NOT IN USE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MICROWAVE WAS NOT REPLACED.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/994622"},{"cmplid":"994624","date_received":"2013-07-17","make":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ARCTIC FOX TRAVEL TRAILER WITH A HIGH POINTE MICROWAVE MODEL (EM925RCW). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MICROWAVE WAS PLUGGED IN BUT NOT IN USE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MICROWAVE WAS NOT REPLACED.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/994624"},{"cmplid":"967165","date_received":"2013-03-08","make":"AMERICAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT","model":"HELMET","model_year":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE","description":"DEATHS FROM HIGH SPEED ACCIDENTS IS COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE. THE FEDERAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. VEHICLES CAN EASILY BE PROGRAMMED TO MAX OUT AT 65.  MANY COMMERCIAL TRUCKS HAVE LIMITERS ON THEM. THEY ONLY DO 65. STATES WITH HIGHER THAN FEDERAL SPEED LIMITS CAN APPLY, OR PAY FOR A EXEMPTION, ONLY UP TO THEIR MAXIMUM LIMIT. THIS DEPENDS ON THE REGISTRATION ORIGIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISN'T DECREASING THE FREEDOM OF CAR OWNERS, IT IS THE LAW.  HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF GAS CAN BE SAVED. THOUSANDS OF LIVES CAN BE SAVED. TENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INJURIES CAN BE PREVENTED. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS MY WORKERS FRIEND GOT IN A FIGHT WITH HIS DAD, GOT IN THE CAR, WENT DOWN A SIDE ROAD AT 90 MPH. HE HIT A TREE AND DIED. IF THE CAR COULD ONLY GO 65 THERE WAS A GOOD CHANCE HE COULD HAVE MANAGED THE TURN OR JUST BEEN INJURED. THIS IS A ADJUSTMENT THAT CAN EASILY BE IMPLEMENTED, WILL SAVE LIVES, WILL SAVE GAS, WILL HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/967165"},{"cmplid":"967166","date_received":"2013-03-08","make":"AMERICAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT","model":"HELMET","model_year":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","description":"DEATHS FROM HIGH SPEED ACCIDENTS IS COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE. THE FEDERAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. VEHICLES CAN EASILY BE PROGRAMMED TO MAX OUT AT 65.  MANY COMMERCIAL TRUCKS HAVE LIMITERS ON THEM. THEY ONLY DO 65. STATES WITH HIGHER THAN FEDERAL SPEED LIMITS CAN APPLY, OR PAY FOR A EXEMPTION, ONLY UP TO THEIR MAXIMUM LIMIT. THIS DEPENDS ON THE REGISTRATION ORIGIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISN'T DECREASING THE FREEDOM OF CAR OWNERS, IT IS THE LAW.  HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF GAS CAN BE SAVED. THOUSANDS OF LIVES CAN BE SAVED. TENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INJURIES CAN BE PREVENTED. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS MY WORKERS FRIEND GOT IN A FIGHT WITH HIS DAD, GOT IN THE CAR, WENT DOWN A SIDE ROAD AT 90 MPH. HE HIT A TREE AND DIED. IF THE CAR COULD ONLY GO 65 THERE WAS A GOOD CHANCE HE COULD HAVE MANAGED THE TURN OR JUST BEEN INJURED. THIS IS A ADJUSTMENT THAT CAN EASILY BE IMPLEMENTED, WILL SAVE LIVES, WILL SAVE GAS, WILL HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/967166"},{"cmplid":"948462","date_received":"2012-11-07","make":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"SNAP-SHOT DEVICE OFFERED BY PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY CAUSE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN...REDUCE AND KILL BATTERY...START CAR ALARM SUDDENLY...LOCKED ALL DOORS WHILE THE PASSENGER IS OUTSIDE THE CAR...CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE AND BRAKES    DEVICE ID.# 136058N            .......RETURNED BACK TO PROGRESSIVE.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/948462"},{"cmplid":"948463","date_received":"2012-11-07","make":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model":"ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)","description":"SNAP-SHOT DEVICE OFFERED BY PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY CAUSE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN...REDUCE AND KILL BATTERY...START CAR ALARM SUDDENLY...LOCKED ALL DOORS WHILE THE PASSENGER IS OUTSIDE THE CAR...CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE AND BRAKES    DEVICE ID.# 136058N            .......RETURNED BACK TO PROGRESSIVE.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/948463"},{"cmplid":"936028","date_received":"2012-08-25","make":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model_year":1975,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS","description":"2005 SUBARU IS OUR FAMILY HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AXLES AS ONE BROKE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HE AS NOT HURT, BUT THE CAR WAS ONLY STOPPED AFTER I PLOWED UP SN OPEN FIELD. SINCE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY WE FOOTED A $1,200 BIL. THEN WEEKS LATER THE AXLE ON MY 2004 BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THAT REPAIR ALSO NOT UNDER WARRANTY COST ANOTHER 1,200 DOLLARS.  WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED ALL THE WAY AROUND ON BOTH VEHICLES AND THE ECM REPLACED ON BOTH CARS THIS YEAR. THESE VEHICLES HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED CONVERTER PROBLEMS AND CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED BY SUBARU ONLY AFTER I KEPT UP A RUNNING BATTLE AND INSISTED THAT THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/936028"},{"cmplid":"847589","date_received":"2011-03-18","make":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model_year":1975,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"PRODUCT RECALL MADE ON PERSONAL VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2011 ( NOTIFICATION SENT ) HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS TURNED IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE HOOD AND ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND OVERHEATING ! I WAS INFORMED THEN THAT THE CAR COULD BE POTENTIAL DANGER AND COULD RELATE IN VEHICLE DETACHMENT. I TURNED CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL APPEARS AND CAR CAN NOT PASS INSPECTION. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/847589"},{"cmplid":"835631","date_received":"2011-01-09","make":"TRUCK EQUIPMENT","model":"TRUCK","model_year":1977,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","description":"THERE WAS NOTHING THAT LED UP TO THIS EVENT.  I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE FRONT AXEL OF MY TRUCK TO THE FRAME JUST SNAPPED OFF.      THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE AND HAS NOT SEEN TOO ROUGH A ROAD!  IT IS QUITE PAMPERED AND WELL MAINTAINED.  THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT DUE TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT THING HAPPENING.  I SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS EVENT AS IT SEEMS TO BE IT OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY TO (FROM WHAT I HEAR), 2 WHEEL DRIVE TOYOTA TACOMA'S, THAT HAVE INSTALLED A LIFT.      I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST LET ALONE HOW MANY ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES THIS HAS RESULTED IN AS YOU LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF WHERE THE VEHICLE GOES.  AND IN SOME INSTANCES IT ALSO SEVERS THE BRAKE LINE LEAVING THE VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL WITH NO BRAKES.      I IMAGINE THAT MOST CRASHES ARE NOT BLAMED ON THIS DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A LARGE ACCIDENT WITH IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  AND THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FRONT AXEL TO FRAME IS MANGLED.  THEREFORE, LEAVING ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE DAMAGE.  WHEN THE FACT IS THAT THE DAMAGE OR DEFECT IF YOU WILL IS WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT WHICH IN TURN DAMAGED THE VEHICLE, DRIVER, PASSENGER(S).  NOT TO MENTION THAT ACCIDENTS OFTEN INVOLVE OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL.       IT SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SO THAT USUALLY MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE TRAVELS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!  IE:  HEAD ON COLLISIONS!  HOW MANY SUR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/835631"},{"cmplid":"773603","date_received":"2010-03-13","make":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model":"AXLE EQUIPMENT","model_year":1975,"deaths":1,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","description":"THERE ARE NUMEROUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SO AS TO RAISE THE BODIES AND BUMPERS WELL ABOVE THE INTENDED HEIGHT, IN SOME CASE BY OVER 2 FEET. THIS NEGATES THE EFFECTS ACHIEVED THROUGH REGULATIONS REGARDING FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT CAPABILITIES. THERE SHOULD BE LEGISLATION OR RULES BANNING SUCH MODIFICATIONS.  I HAVE SEEN VEHICLES WHOSE BUMPERS  WOULD IMPACT MY VEHICLE'S SIDE WINDOW IN A SIDE IMPACT INCIDENT.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/773603"}]}