Talbert Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 6 model years of the Talbert Trailer (1993–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

Pick your Talbert Trailer model year

• 1993
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2002

What Talbert Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 1.

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All Talbert Trailer recalls (3)

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

1. Abs warning light (service brakes)

   NHTSA 03V382000 Reported October 8, 2003 7 vehicles potentially affected TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC.

   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: 2002

2. Check valve (service brakes)

   NHTSA 03V348000 Reported September 22, 2003 2,381 vehicles potentially affected TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC.

   On certain trailers equipped with sealco spring brake control valve assemblies incorporated in arvinmeritor axles, part no. 110800, 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,…

   Remedy: Sealco will provide a repair kit and installation instructions to 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: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

3. Rim (wheels)

   NHTSA 98V120009 Reported August 5, 1998 530 vehicles potentially affected TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC.

   Vehicle description: trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5x8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. Certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.

   Remedy: Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.

   Model years: 1997, 1998

Other Talbert models

• 20-25 Ton Custom Trailers2 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.