STRUCTURE
25V385000 · June 19, 2025
Trailer instability can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation · up to 2,192 vehicles
NHTSA safety record
Vanguard
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Vanguard, model year 2013.
1
Vehicle
59
Complaints
7
Recalls
0
Fires
0
Deaths
One Vanguard has enough on file to be worth a page here, the 2013 DRY Freight VAN Trailer, whose owners have filed 59 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the body structure than any other system: 59 of them.
NHTSA holds 7 recall campaigns naming Vanguard vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here.
Most recent Vanguard recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Vanguard, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
23V497000 · July 19, 2023
A loss of tire pressure while driving can lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation · up to 102 vehicles
WHEELS:HUB
22V345000 · May 17, 2022
Hub bearing failure could cause the wheel hub assembly to detach, causing a loss of stability and control, or create a road hazard, and increase the risk of a crash.
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation · up to 2 vehicles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
16V025000 · January 21, 2016
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire..
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation · up to 96 vehicles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
15V847000 · December 16, 2015
If the caliper detaches from the axle flange, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation · up to 85 vehicles
SUSPENSION
14V546000 · September 9, 2014
Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation · up to 311 vehicles
SUSPENSION
10V580000 · November 10, 2010
MISSING WELDS COULD ALLOW THE AXLE TO ROLL OUT OF POSITION AND POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE HANDLING OF THE TRAILER SUCH THAT A DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION · up to 30 vehicles
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Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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