Cottrell Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Cottrell Trailer (2000–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

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• 2000
• 2001
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011

What Cottrell Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 2.

• Power train2
• Suspension1

All Cottrell Trailer recalls (3)

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

1. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

   NHTSA 12V370000 Reported July 31, 2012 1,767 vehicles potentially affected COTTRELL, INC.

   Cottrell is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 trailers equipped with a Meritor axle. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.

   Remedy: Cottrell is working with the Meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

2. Axle assembly (power train)

   NHTSA 11V594000 Reported December 19, 2011 1,767 vehicles potentially affected COTTRELL, INC.

   Cottrell is recalling all models of cottrell trailers, model year 2006 through 2011, equipped with meritor axles that contain the fag brand bearing system. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.

   Remedy: Meritor is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Please see meritors recall (NHTSA no. 11e-015). Meritor will perform the repairs free of charge. Owners may contact meritor's ontrac performance…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

3. Check valve (service brakes)

   NHTSA 02V139022 Reported August 15, 2002 2,061 vehicles potentially affected COTTRELL, 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 Cottrell models

• 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
• C-75120 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.