Recall Register

2011 Featherlite Trailer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2011 Featherlite Trailer. The newest campaign is 12V201000. NHTSA received the report on 8 May 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, 12V201000, in the NHTSA record

Featherlite is working with the meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on may 24, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign 11v-396. Trailers that were repaired under the previous campaign will also need to be repaired under this campaign. Owners may contact featherlite at 1-563-547-6000.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 280 units in total.

  1. 12V201000Received . 153 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Featherlite is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 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
    Featherlite is working with the meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on may 24, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign 11v-396. Trailers that were repaired under the previous campaign will also need to be repaired under this campaign. Owners may contact featherlite at 1-563-547-6000.

    Report filed by FEATHERLITE, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 11V396000Received . 127 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Featherlite is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2012 featherlite trailers equipped with arvinmeritor 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
    Featherlite has notified owners and arvinmeritor is performing the repairs free of charge. The safety recall began on march 29, 2011. Owners may contact arvinmeritor's ontrac performance plus call center at 1-866-668-7221 or featherlite at 1-563-547-6000.

    Report filed by FEATHERLITE, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 19991
  2. 20002
  3. 20020
  4. 20041
  5. 20061
  6. 20071
  7. 20081
  8. 20092
  9. 20101
  10. 20112
  11. 20121

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. 2011 Featherlite Trailer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/featherlite/trailer/2011/. 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
FEATHERLITE, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2011 Featherlite Trailer?
280 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Featherlite Trailer have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Featherlite Trailer, model years 1999 to 2012. 2 of them name the 2011 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Featherlite Trailer open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.