The 1995 Monon Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 300 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING95V2490051996-04-30300 affected
Defect
THESE AXLES CONSIST OF A STEEL TUBULAR CENTER SECTION AND FORGED STEEL SPINDLES THAT ARE WELDED TO EACH END OF THE TUBE. EITHER SPINDLE CAN CONTAIN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK THROUGH A PORTION OF ITS CROSS SECTION.
Consequence
THIS CRACK CAN REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE SERVICE LIFE OF THE SPINDLE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO FRACTURE DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
EATON WILL USE PORTABLE ULTRASONIC TESTING EQUIPMENT TO INSPECT EACH SUSPECT TRAILER AXLE. TRAILER AXLES CONTAINING DEFECTIVE SPINDLES WILL BE REPLACED WITH EQUIVALENT AXLES.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE
2
TRAILER HITCHES
2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Missing welds in the upper coupler assembly led to fatigue cracks in the bottom plate of the assembly causing failure of the upper coupler assembly resulting in separation of the king pin from the upper coupler assembly. *tr”
“Missing welds in the upper coupler assembly led to fatigue cracks in the bottom plate of the assembly causing failure of the upper coupler assembly resulting in separation of the king pin from the upper coupler assembly. *tr”
“Missing welds in the upper coupler assembly led to fatigue cracks in the bottom plate of the assembly causing failure of the upper coupler assembly resulting in separation of the king pin from the upper coupler assembly. *tr”
“Missing welds in the upper coupler assembly led to fatigue cracks in the bottom plate of the assembly causing failure of the upper coupler assembly resulting in separation of the king pin from the upper coupler assembly. *tr”
“Trailer bent in half in the middle, causing the frame to hit the road. (ohio traffic crash report). Mjs”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Monon Trailer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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