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Heil Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 5 model years of the Heil Trailer (1999–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

2
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Heil Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Heil Trailer11
2002 Heil Trailer10
2001 Heil Trailer10
2000 Heil Trailer20
1999 Heil Trailer10

What Heil Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 1.

All Heil Trailer recalls (2)

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

  1. Abs warning light (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V397000 Reported 171 vehicles potentially affected HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

    On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ECU). If the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ECU that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp may eventually become thermally…

    Remedy: Detailed instructions and also provide a labor allowance for the repair. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V127001 Reported 6 vehicles potentially affected HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

    Vehicle equipment: petroleum tanker trailers equiped with bendix air brake system air dryers. The retaining bolts for the reed covers on either end of the trailer air dryer may crack causing the bolt heads to come off.

    Remedy: Bendix is conducting the owner notification for this recall. Owners are instructed to contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 to receive a replacement unit. Bendix will replace the trailer air dryers without charge.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

Other Heil 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.