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Monon Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 5 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Monon Trailer (1991–2000). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

5
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
1995
year with most complaints

Pick your Monon Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Monon Trailer11
1999 Monon Trailer20
1998 Monon Trailer20
1997 Monon Trailer10
1995 Monon Trailer13
1994 Monon Trailer10
1991 Monon Trailer01

What Monon Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 3.

All Monon Trailer recalls (5)

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

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

    NHTSA 02V195000 Reported 126 vehicles potentially affected HPA MONON TRAILER, INC.

    On certain trailers equipped with wabco 4s/2m system, the electrical and air connections are improperly connected.

    Remedy: The electrical and air connections will be inspected and repaired is necessary. Owner notification is expected to begin during august 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

  2. Bumpers (structure)

    NHTSA 99V233000 Reported 11,565 vehicles potentially affected HPA MONON TRAILER, INC.

    Vehicle description: van trailers. These trailers do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 223, "rear impact guards." the rear impact guards should be reinforced to improve their performance in collisions.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a free reinforcement kit and installation instructions.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  3. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 96V163000 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected MONON TRAILER, INC.

    Air brake fittings and air brake hoses on the brake actuators can break because of insufficient vertical clearance under the air reservoir.

    Remedy: All 12 vehicles have been remedied by providing additional clearance between the air reservoir and fittings and hoses on the brake actuators.

    Model years: 1997

  4. Arm (steering)

    NHTSA 95V249005 Reported 300 vehicles potentially affected MONON CORPORATION

    These axles consist of a steel tubular center section and forged steel spindles that are welded to each end of the tube. Either spindle can contain a circumferential crack through a portion of its cross section.

    Remedy: Eaton will use portable ultrasonic testing equipment to inspect each suspect trailer axle. Trailer axles containing defective spindles will be replaced with equivalent axles.

    Model years: 1995

  5. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 95V010000 Reported 304 vehicles potentially affected MONON CORPORATION

    Missing welds in the upper coupler assembly can lead to fatigue cracks in the bottom plate of the assembly over a length of time, causing failure of the upper coupler assembly.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the trailers for fatigue cracks and reweld the upper coupler assemblies, if necessary.

    Model years: 1994

Other Monon 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.