The 2000 Stratos Boat Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,433 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
WHEELS99V2930001999-10-252,433 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. THESE WHEELS HAVE A CHAMFERED CENTRAL HOLE WHERE THE AXLE SPINDLE PASSES THROUGH. ON SOME, THE CHAMFER IS TOO SHALLOW CAUSING THE WHEEL BEARING DUST CAP TO PROTRUDE BEHIND THE WHEEL. WHEN THIS CAP IS PROTRUDING, WHEEL LUG BOLT TORQUE WILL NOT…
Consequence
IF UNDETECTED, WHEEL STUDS CAN BREAK ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
STRATOS HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
Complaints by component
WHEELS
1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 stratos boat trailer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 to 65 mph, the rims would shake and the lug nuts would detach from the wheels. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the lug nuts may be…”
“3 lugs: bolts sheared off the right wheel of the trailer. Stratos was aware of the the problem. Nhtsa bulletin 99v293000 stated notification notices where to go out march of 2000. I never received a notice. A serious safety problem could have been avoided if had been notified that the a problem…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Stratos Boat Trailer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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