When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in January: about 127% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January21% (all: 9%)

February11% (all: 8%)

March7% (all: 8%)

April8% (all: 8%)

May3% (all: 8%)

June4% (all: 9%)

July3% (all: 9%)

August6% (all: 9%)

September7% (all: 8%)

October5% (all: 8%)

November9% (all: 7%)

December16% (all: 8%)

What it shows: January is the largest at 21% (all: 9%), followed by February at 11% (all: 8%); the smallest shown is May at 3% (all: 8%).

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