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Polar Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 3 model years of the Polar Trailer (2000–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

2
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Polar Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Polar Trailer20
2001 Polar Trailer10
2000 Polar Trailer11

What Polar Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 1.

All Polar Trailer recalls (2)

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

  1. Abs warning light (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V382000 Reported 1 vehicles potentially affected POLAR TANK TRAILER, LLC.

    One (1) tank trailer, VIN number 1pm53432021025056, equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control unit (ECU), the high side power switch inside the ECU that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp may eventually become thermally stressed and experience an electrical short.

    Remedy: Bendix will replace the ec-30t ECU with another unit. The owner should contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793.

    Model years: 2002

  2. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V139008 Reported 208 vehicles potentially affected POLAR TANK TRAILER, 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, 2002

Other Polar 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.