NHTSA vehicle safety data

2012 Big TEX 25GN Recalls & Complaints

The 2012 Big TEX 25GN has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Big TEX dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2012 Big TEX 25GN. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2012 Big TEX 25GN owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2012 Big TEX 25GN, describing incidents dated September 1, 2015.

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Tires 1 complaint

The complaint on file reports a crash (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10761333 · Filed September 3, 2015
PROVIDER TRAILER TIRE DEFECT 235/85/16 LOAD RANGE E WHILE DRIVING MY BIG TEX TRAILER I BEGAN TO NOTICE A REPETITIOUS VIBRATION WHICH I INITIALLY BELIEVED TO BE THE DRIVELINE OF MY FORD F-350 DUALLY, I PULLED OFF AN EXIT ON I-75 AND INSPECTED THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND TRAILER AS WELL CHECKED THE TIRE…

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E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR

NHTSA #12V168000 · Equipment · NHTSA notice

Reported April 9, 2012 · BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC.

Potentially affected: 20 vehicles

Owners notified May 8, 2012 · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

BIG TEX IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 22GN AND 25GN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A DEXTER AXLE ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP. THIS PUMP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF SOME CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN THIS PUMP WHICH CAN RENDER THE UNIT INOPERABLE.

Safety consequence

THE E/H BRAKE ACTUATOR PROVIDES BRAKING POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT BY THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

BIG TEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEXTER AXLE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC/HYDRAULIC (E/H) BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPS, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG TEX MANUFACTURING, INC. AT 1-903-575-0300.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2012 Big TEX 25GN. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 Big TEX 25GN.

Tires

ODI #10761333

Crash

Incident: September 1, 2015 · Filed: September 3, 2015

PROVIDER TRAILER TIRE DEFECT 235/85/16 LOAD RANGE E WHILE DRIVING MY BIG TEX TRAILER I BEGAN TO NOTICE A REPETITIOUS VIBRATION WHICH I INITIALLY BELIEVED TO BE THE DRIVELINE OF MY FORD F-350 DUALLY, I PULLED OFF AN EXIT ON I-75 AND INSPECTED THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND TRAILER AS WELL CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES, THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE ALL FOUND TO BE 78-80PSI, I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER THE REPETITIOUS VIBRATION BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE AND A MOMENT AFTER THAT THE LEFT FRONT INSIDE TIRE FAILED AND FAILED/ TREAD SEPARATION, I INSTALLED THE SPARE WENT TO A TIRE STORE AND HAD IT REPLACED. THINKING NOTHING MORE I CONTINUED, THEN APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES LATER A VIBRATION BEGAN AND THEN THE RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIRE EXPLODED AT 65MPH AND CAUSED THE TRAILER TO SWERVE INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE EMBANKMENT, THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I PULLED OVER AND REPLACED THAT TIRE WITH A SPARE AND THEN CONTACTED A 24HR ROAD SERVICE PROVIDER WHOM BROUGHT A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND MOUNTED UP FOR ME. I THEN PROCEEDED FURTHER AND ABOUT 15 MILES FROM HOME THE VIBRATION RETURNED. I THEN TOOK THE TRAILER INTO THE SHOP AND ASKED THAT ALL THE TIRES BE REPLACED, WHEN THEY REMOVED THE TIRES THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE 3RD PROVIDER RADIAL TIRE WAS SEPARATING, I HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL OF THESE TIRES, I HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEM FOR RETRIBUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THESE TIRES ARE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAVE LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON THEM, AND HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED FOR INFLATION. IN ADDITION THE SHOP IS TELLING ME THAT I HAVE OTHER DAMAGE DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE BEING EVALUATED RIGHT NOW. THE TIRES ARE MANUFACTURED BY A TEXAS COMPANY CALLED TASKMASTER, THE FORMS ON THIS DEFECT REPORTING DON'T EVEN LIST TASKMASTER OR PROVIDER, SO NOT CERTAIN WHOM BUILDS THE TIRES? IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE BUILT BY :SHANDONG LINGLONG TYRE CO., LTD.

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