By year
Owner complaints about Lakota vehicles peaked at 1 in 2023
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
Lakota
The complete NHTSA record for Lakota vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Lakota recalls are filed by Lakota.
Owner complaints in the last five years11 on file in all, across 7 models
Recall campaigns133 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations02 service bulletins
Components
Wheels draws the most owner complaints about Lakota vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Bighorn has the most complaints of any Lakota model
Every Lakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bighorn | 2016 to 2024 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Charger | 2016 to 2024 | 0 | None | 16 | 0 |
| Colt | 2018 to 2020 | 0 | None | 12 | 0 |
| Livestock Edition | 2016 to 2019 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Lakota | 2017 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Livestock | 2021 to 2022 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Charger C39 | 2016 | 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 Lakota product
- 23V-550 Aug 3, 2023
Main rails of the axle carrier may have been manufactured with an insufficient gauge steel, which can cause the carrier to break
Suspension · 65 vehicles - 23V-077 Feb 13, 2023
Trey ceiling above the bed may not have been installed correctly and may detach
Structure · 445 vehicles - 22V-005 Jan 7, 2022
Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation
Tires · 100 vehicles - 19V-437 Jun 10, 2019
Aluminum axle carrier may be too weak to and begin to tear
Structure · 341 vehicles - 19V-080 Feb 11, 2019
Affected vehicles have incorrect tire data listed on the Federal Placard, possibly resulting in the tires being overloaded
Equipment · 300 vehicles - 18V-619 Sep 12, 2018
Refrigerator roof vent may be blocked by insulation
Equipment · 287 vehicles - 18V-265 Apr 25, 2018
These trailers may be missing the nuts and bolts through the ramp channel that go into the rear of trailer C channel, allowing the rear ramp to…
Structure · 200 vehicles - 18V-261 Apr 25, 2018
Bolts that secure the ramps on these trailers may come loose or break during use or while moving
Structure · 350 vehicles - 17V-473 Jul 25, 2017
Rear external load ramp was not mounted with nuts and bolts in addition to being welded, possibly resulting in the ramp detaching from the trailer
Structure · 14 vehicles - 17V-410 Jun 28, 2017
Furnace flue may not have been installed properly and, as a result, the furnace combustion system may not vent to the outside of the trailer…
Equipment · 152 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.