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Featherlite Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Featherlite Trailer (1999–2012). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

5
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Featherlite Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2012 Featherlite Trailer11
2011 Featherlite Trailer20
2010 Featherlite Trailer11
2009 Featherlite Trailer21
2008 Featherlite Trailer10
2007 Featherlite Trailer10
2006 Featherlite Trailer11
2004 Featherlite Trailer11
2002 Featherlite Trailer01
2000 Featherlite Trailer20
1999 Featherlite Trailer10

What Featherlite Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 1.

All Featherlite Trailer recalls (5)

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

  1. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 12V201000 Reported 153 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    Featherlite is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 trailers equipped with a meritor axle. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.

    Remedy: Featherlite is working with the meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on may 24, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign…

    Model years: 2011

  2. Axle assembly (power train)

    NHTSA 11V396000 Reported 127 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    Featherlite is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2012 featherlite trailers equipped with arvinmeritor axles that contain the fag brand bearing system. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.

    Remedy: Featherlite has notified owners and arvinmeritor is performing the repairs free of charge. The safety recall began on march 29, 2011. Owners may contact arvinmeritor's ontrac performance plus call center at…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 10V573000 Reported 4 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    Featherlite trailers is recalling certain trailers equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of…

    Remedy: Featherlite trailers is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report…

    Model years: 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009

  4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 01V091001 Reported 54 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    Vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers n841, n821, n641, and n621. These refrigerators can experience a cooling system leak caused by operation in the AC electric mode. If a leak occurs, the cooling performance of the refrigerator will deteriorate, requiring immediate…

    Remedy: Norcold will inspect and replace the refrigerator cooling units. Norcold will conduct the owner notification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1999

  5. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 00V265004 Reported 3,145 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    Vehicle description: trailers equipped with tekonsha or bargman breakaway switch assemblies. The subject switches are base parts 2011 and 2011p, and are branded tekonsha (2011) and bargman (50-85-009). These may be packaged in kit numbers 1026, 1028, 2011-23, 2028-23, 2011p, 2011ap, 20005, 20010, 20015, 20020, 2026, 2026-lb, 2028,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective breakaway device with new breakaway kits free of charge.

    Model years: 2000

Other Featherlite 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.