Recall Register

2008 Cottrell Trailer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2008 Cottrell Trailer. The newest campaign is 12V370000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Jul 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 12V370000, in the NHTSA record

Cottrell is working with the Meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign 11V-594. Trailers that were repaired under the previous campaign will also need to be repaired under this campaign. Owners may contact Meritor OnTrac Performance Plus Call Center at 1-866-668-7221, option 5.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,534 units in total.

  1. 12V370000Received . 1,767 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cottrell is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 trailers equipped with a Meritor axle. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Prolonged use of the system in these applications can result in the degradation of the bearing grease, thereby potentially resulting in a bearing failure and subsequent wheel end fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Cottrell is working with the Meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign 11V-594. Trailers that were repaired under the previous campaign will also need to be repaired under this campaign. Owners may contact Meritor OnTrac Performance Plus Call Center at 1-866-668-7221, option 5.

    Report filed by COTTRELL, INC..

  2. 11V594000Received . 1,767 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cottrell is recalling all models of cottrell trailers, model year 2006 through 2011, equipped with meritor axles that contain the fag brand bearing system. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Prolonged use of the system in these applications can result in the degradation of the bearing grease, thereby potentially resulting in a bearing failure and subsequent wheel end fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Meritor is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Please see meritors recall (NHTSA no. 11e-015). Meritor will perform the repairs free of charge. Owners may contact meritor's ontrac performance plus call center at 1-866-668-7221.

    Report filed by COTTRELL, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20001
  2. 20011
  3. 20062
  4. 20072
  5. 20082
  6. 20092
  7. 20102
  8. 20112

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2008 Cottrell Trailer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cottrell/trailer/2008/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
COTTRELL, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Cottrell Trailer?
3,534 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Cottrell Trailer have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Cottrell Trailer, model years 2000 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2008 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Cottrell Trailer open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.