Recall Register

Vehicles

Cottrell

3 model lines · 7 recall campaigns · 3 complaints · 0 investigations · reports filed by Cottrell, Inc.

Cottrell has 3 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2000–2021), with 7 recall campaigns and 3 consumer complaints.

Campaigns were most numerous in 2002 (1). The component complaints name most often is power train (666.7 per 1,000 component mentions). The Trailer line has the most complaints, 3 over 8 model years.

A further 1 equipment, tire or child-seat campaign name Cottrell and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Cottrell model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model lines

Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Cottrell only.

Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsPer model yearMost-reported component
Trailer8330.4Power Train
C-8Enc6200.0
1-Car3200.0

Campaigns by year

02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming Cottrell vehicles, by year the report was received.

Complaints by year

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Complaints about Cottrell vehicles by year received.

Components most reported

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Cottrell complaints.

Questions and answers

How many recalls has Cottrell had?

7 NHTSA recall campaigns name Cottrell vehicles (model years 2000–2021). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 6,684, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.

Which Cottrell model line has the most complaints?

Trailer: 3 complaints over 8 model years (0.4 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.

What components are reported most for Cottrell?

power train (666.7 per 1,000 mentions), suspension (333.3 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.