When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in December: about 31% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January12% (all: 9%)

February10% (all: 8%)

March9% (all: 8%)

April9% (all: 8%)

May8% (all: 8%)

June8% (all: 9%)

July7% (all: 9%)

August7% (all: 9%)

September6% (all: 8%)

October6% (all: 8%)

November8% (all: 7%)

December10% (all: 8%)

What it shows: January is the largest at 12% (all: 9%), followed by February at 10% (all: 8%); the smallest shown is October at 6% (all: 8%).

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