Reliance Trailer Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 4 model years of the Reliance Trailer Trailer (1998–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

Pick your Reliance Trailer Trailer model year

• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001

What Reliance Trailer Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 1.

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All Reliance Trailer Trailer recalls (2)

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

1. Check valve (service brakes)

   NHTSA 02V210003 Reported August 15, 2002 812 vehicles potentially affected RELIANCE TRAILER COMPANY

   On certain trailers equipped with spring brake control valve assemblies, there is a recessed area on top of the valve in which a brass guide pin fits down inside the body of the valve and is held in place by a steel snap ring. The recessed area allows accumulation of water, dirt, and/or chemicals to build up behind the snap ring to the…

   Remedy: Sealco will provide a repair kit and installation instructions to its customers free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

   Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

2. Check valve (service brakes)

   NHTSA 02V139005 Reported May 17, 2002 47 vehicles potentially affected RELIANCE TRAILER COMPANY

   On certain trailers equipped with bendix 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 the trailer…

   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

Other Reliance Trailer models

• Transfer Trailer Chassis2 complaints
• Flatbed Trailer0 complaints
• Sturdyweld0 complaints

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.