Cottrell Car Hauler Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Cottrell Car Hauler (2005–2006).

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• 2005
• 2006

All Cottrell Car Hauler recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Cottrell Car Hauler, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Exterior lighting

   NHTSA 06V249000 Reported July 13, 2006 63 vehicles potentially affected COTTRELL, INC.

   On certain car hauling trailers with an extra night loading light option (6light/7light), the tractor and trailer lights were wired to one switch rather than two separate switches. These lights may have a fuse in the electrical circuit that is rated higher than the other electrical components in the circuit.

   Remedy: One-switch circuits will be rewired to create two-switch circuits. All customers have been contacted to disable the night-loading light option and arrangements have been made to have these trailers repaired. Owners may…

   Model years: 2005, 2006

Other Cottrell models

• Trailer3 complaints
• 2-CAR Carrier1 complaints
• 1-CAR0 complaints
• 3.5-CAR CS0 complaints
• 4-CAR CS0 complaints
• C-11LT0 complaints
• C-11LT Screw0 complaints
• C-7510ST0 complaints

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.