By year
Owner complaints about Trails West vehicles peaked at 1 in 2015
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
Trails West
The complete NHTSA record for Trails West vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Trails West recalls are filed by Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, part of Trails West.
Owner complaints in the last five years01 on file in all, across 11 models
Recall campaigns42 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Wheels draws the most owner complaints about Trails West vehicles, 50% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Classic II has the most complaints of any Trails West model
Every Trails West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic II | 2015 to 2016 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sierra | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| Classic | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Freeride | 2017 to 2021 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Santa Fe | 2017 to 2021 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| HOT Shot | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Royale | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Santa Fe II | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Sierra II | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Sierra Select | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| RPM Freeride | 2027 | 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 Trails West product
- 26V-259 Apr 22, 2026
Cooktop flame may become inverted when the furnace is operating
Equipment · 55 vehicles - 22V-026 Jan 21, 2022
Regulator may fail, causing an increase in propane pressure
Equipment · 506 vehicles - 21V-429 Jun 4, 2021
Saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak
Equipment · 1 vehicles - 15V-753 Nov 13, 2015
Weld that secures the torsion arm assembly may fail allowing the tire, wheel, hub, and torsion arm to separate from the trailer
Suspension · 279 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.