Recall Register

Benson: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for Benson. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 1998 to 2001. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make. By vehicle recall campaigns, Benson is number 485 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for Benson: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Benson: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Trailer4200.0

This table compares the model lines of Benson only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 2 of 2.

  1. 03V485000Received . 225 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain coal dump trailers fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these vehicles may not be equipped with high mounted rear clearance lamps.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The absence of high mounted rear clearance lamps during darkness may cause the average motorist not to react to the presence of approaching the rear of a heavy vehicle which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Benson will install a high mounted rear clearance lamp. Owner notification is expected to begin february 2004. 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 benson at 1-877-489-9020.

    Report filed by BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 2003CDTRCL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.

  2. 02V139017Received . 424 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Check Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 the trailer spring brake circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in the affected vehicles being unable to apply the trailer parking/emergency spring brakes during parking in the event of a trailer supply line failure. Unintended rollaway could occur, possibly resulting in personal injury or death to the vehicle occupant or any bystanders.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 remedy within a reasonable time should contact bendix at 440-329-9000 or benson at 304-489-9020.

    Report filed by BENSON MANUFACTURING, INC.. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

Download all 2 campaigns of Benson (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Benson vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2002, with 1 campaign.
Complaints about Benson vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Benson: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/benson/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through
5 Nov 2026
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
649

Manufacturers in the recall file: BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Benson model lines are on the register?
One: the Trailer, with 2 recall campaigns and no complaint.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Benson?
649 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.