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McElrath Trailers VX50-800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the McElrath Trailers VX50-800 (2015–2020).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2017
year with most recalls

Pick your McElrath Trailers VX50-800 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 McElrath Trailers VX50-80010
2019 McElrath Trailers VX50-80010
2018 McElrath Trailers VX50-80020
2017 McElrath Trailers VX50-80030
2016 McElrath Trailers VX50-80020
2015 McElrath Trailers VX50-80010

All McElrath Trailers VX50-800 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a McElrath Trailers VX50-800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Structure

    NHTSA 20V060000 Reported 305 vehicles potentially affected Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers

    Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers (McElrath Trailers) is recalling certain 2016-2020 VX50-800 and VX30-800 trailers. The welded area of a structural joint of the trailer frame may crack from fatigue.

    Remedy: McElrath Trailers will notify owners, and Vermeer dealers will add additional trailer frame gussets to reinforce the welding area, free of charge. The recall began March 27, 2020. Owners may contact McElrath Trailers…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

  2. Structure

    NHTSA 18V182000 Reported 272 vehicles potentially affected Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers

    Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers (McElrath Trailers) is recalling certain 2013-2018 818I, 2017-2018 VX50-800, VX30-800, VX50-800LT, and VX30-800LT trailers. A weld on the trailer neck may fail.

    Remedy: McElrath Trailers will notify owners and dealers will install reinforcements to the hitch area of the trailer frame, free of charge. The recall began on May 3, 2018. Owners may contact McElrath Trailers customer…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  3. Frame and members (structure)

    NHTSA 17V489000 Reported 105 vehicles potentially affected Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers

    Conel, LLC dba McElrath Trailers (McElrath Trailers) is recalling certain 2015-2017 VX30-800 and VX50-800 trailers. The frame on the trailers may deform at the transition of straight and angled lateral portions, possibly resulting in the trailer neck separating from the rear portion of the trailer.

    Remedy: McElrath has notified owners, and dealers will add bracing to the trailer to reduce deflection in the side rails and tongue area, free of charge. The recall began on September 19, 2017. Owners may contact McElrath…

    Model years: 2015, 2016, 2017

Other McElrath Trailers 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.