When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in April: about 61% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January10% (all: 9%)

February10% (all: 8%)

March5% (all: 8%)

April12% (all: 8%)

May6% (all: 8%)

June7% (all: 9%)

July9% (all: 9%)

August7% (all: 9%)

September9% (all: 8%)

October8% (all: 8%)

November6% (all: 7%)

December11% (all: 8%)

What it shows: April is the largest at 12% (all: 8%), followed by January at 10% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is March at 5% (all: 8%).

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