By year
Owner complaints and recall campaigns about Ditch Witch vehicles
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Ditch Witch
The complete NHTSA record for Ditch Witch vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Ditch Witch recalls are filed by Charles Machine Works, part of Ditch Witch.
Owner complaints in the last five years00 on file in all, across 9 models
Recall campaigns41 in five years
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Owner complaints by component
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The 025-1020 has the most complaints of any Ditch Witch model
Every Ditch Witch model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 025-1020 | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| S4S | 2015 to 2020 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| ZS6S | 2015 to 2019 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| VT12 | 2020 to 2022 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| VT14 | 2020 to 2022 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| VT24 | 2020 to 2022 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| T14MV | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 745-7900 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| VT14MV | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Ditch Witch product
- 22V-576 Aug 4, 2022
Vehicle certification label does not have the correct Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed
Equipment · 1,087 vehicles - 21V-177 Mar 15, 2021
Trailers may be missing side reflex reflectors near the front of the trailer
Lighting · 456 vehicles - 16V-541 Jul 19, 2016
Affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that could result in the brakes not applying in the event that the trailer separates from…
Electrical system · 79 vehicles - 15V-435 Jul 8, 2015
Affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that would result in the brakes not applying should the trailer breakway from the tow vehicle
Electrical system · 69 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.