Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V771000

Exterior lighting

Cottrell, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-10-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V771000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Cottrell, Inc.
Vehicles affected
89
Reported to NHTSA
2019-10-28
Owners notified
2019-10-28

Defect description

Cottrell, Inc. (Cottrell) is recalling certain 2018-2019 1-Car trailers. The vehicles may be missing marker lights at the center of the bottom rear of the trailer. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Safety risk

The lack of the marker lights may reduce the trailer's visibility to others, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Cottrell has notified the owner of the affected trailers and has been working to schedule the modification of all units, free of charge. No additional owner letters will be mailed. The recall began on October 28, 2019. Owners may contact Cottrell at 1-800-827-0132. Cottrell's number for this recall is 1-car.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
COTTRELL 1-CAR2019

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.