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Trail King Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Trail King Trailer (1997–2003). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

5
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Trail King Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Trail King Trailer20
2002 Trail King Trailer30
2001 Trail King Trailer10
2000 Trail King Trailer10
1999 Trail King Trailer10
1998 Trail King Trailer22
1997 Trail King Trailer10

What Trail King Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 2.

All Trail King Trailer recalls (5)

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

  1. Drum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V062000 Reported 66 vehicles potentially affected TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES, INC.

    On certain dump and lowbed trailers equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, these brake drums could crack on the braking surface.

    Remedy: Webb wheel will inspect and replace the brake drums. 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 should contact webb…

    Model years: 2002, 2003

  2. Abs warning light (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V399000 Reported 8 vehicles potentially affected TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES, INC.

    On certain dump 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…

    Remedy: Bendix will provide a remedy kit and 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…

    Model years: 2002

  3. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 03V406000 Reported 47 vehicles potentially affected TRAIL KING

    On certain low bed trailers equipped with a 2" removable kingpin, the 2" removable kingpin was produced with a single pass weld connecting the mount tube and 2" kingpin. Specifications require a triple pass weld in this area. Abnormal upward force can separate the mounting tube from the 2" kingpin.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a replacement 2" removable kingpin. Owner notification began during october 2003. Owners should contact trail king at 1-605-996-6482.

    Model years: 2002, 2003

  4. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V273000 Reported 1,189 vehicles potentially affected TRAIL KING

    On certain trailers equipped with sealco spring brake control valve assemblies incorporated in arvinmeritor axles, part nos. 110700 and 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…

    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: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  5. Rim (wheels)

    NHTSA 98V120012 Reported 98 vehicles potentially affected TRAIL KING

    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 Trail King 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.