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Benson Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Benson Trailer (1998–2001).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Benson Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Benson Trailer20
2000 Benson Trailer20
1999 Benson Trailer10
1998 Benson Trailer10

All Benson Trailer recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Benson Trailer, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 03V485000 Reported 225 vehicles potentially affected BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC.

    Certain coal dump trailers fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these vehicles may not be equipped with high mounted rear clearance lamps.

    Remedy: Benson will install a high mounted rear clearance lamp. Owner notification is expected to begin february 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V139017 Reported 424 vehicles potentially affected BENSON MANUFACTURING, INC.

    On certain trailers equipped with bendix sr-2, sr-4, and sr-5 trailer spring brake valve assemblies, the molded rubber face of the inlet/exhaust valve (i/e valve) component of the affected valves can separate from the valve's metal insert. Air can be trapped by a separated i/e valve causing it to balloon and block the exhaust passage of…

    Remedy: Bendix will notify customers and provide a repair kit and installation instructions free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

Other Benson models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.