When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in August: about 46% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January7% (all: 9%)

February5% (all: 8%)

March6% (all: 8%)

April6% (all: 8%)

May10% (all: 8%)

June12% (all: 9%)

July13% (all: 9%)

August13% (all: 9%)

September9% (all: 8%)

October7% (all: 8%)

November6% (all: 7%)

December5% (all: 8%)

What it shows: August is the largest at 13% (all: 9%), followed by January at 7% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is December at 5% (all: 8%).

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