1998 UD Ud1200: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 1998 UD Ud1200
No owner has filed a defect report with NHTSA about the 1998 UD Ud1200. That is not a clean bill of health — it usually means few were sold, or the year is too new for problems to have surfaced.
Recalls on the 1998 model year
NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns covering the 1998 UD Ud1200, affecting an estimated 410 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover tires:sidewall. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
Recalls also distort complaint counts. Publicity about a campaign reminds owners that complaining is possible, so reports for a recalled component often spike after the recall rather than before it.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
251 vehicles 2000-12-05- Defect
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with dunlop tires, size lt215/85r16. These tires are experiencing deflation as a result of stress splits or cracks occurring from the point of attachment of the sidewall to the square bead wire bundle, with resulting damage to the tire ply.
- Consequence
- Tire deflation could occur in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these tires.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2,215 vehicles 1999-08-04- Defect
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with dunlop tires, size lt215/85r16. These tires are experiencing deflation as a result of stress splits or cracks occurring from the point of attachment of the sidewall to the square bead wire bundle, with resulting damage to the tire ply.
- Consequence
- Tire deflation could occur in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these tires.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the UD Ud1200
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed