When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in May: about 81% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January2% (all: 9%)

February7% (all: 8%)

March8% (all: 8%)

April9% (all: 8%)

May15% (all: 8%)

June16% (all: 9%)

July15% (all: 9%)

August11% (all: 9%)

September6% (all: 8%)

October4% (all: 8%)

November3% (all: 7%)

December4% (all: 8%)

What it shows: June is the largest at 16% (all: 9%), followed by January at 2% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is January at 2% (all: 9%).

Source: NHTSA owner complaint files · file downloaded 2026-10-05