The 2012 Trailstar Nitro Z8 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 589 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT12V2900002012-06-22589 affected
Defect
TRACKER MARINE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012-2013 TRAILSTAR NITRO AND TAHOE BOAT TRAILERS, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2011, THROUGH MAY 13, 2012. VARIANCE OF A BRACKET WELDED IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SHELL PREVENTS THE FULL RANGE OF MOTION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER SHAFT ROD. THIS CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO…
Consequence
IF EITHER OCCURS THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
TRACKER MARINE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATORS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 16, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRACKER MARINE AT 1-417-873-4588.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 2012 trailstar nitro z8 boat trailer. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 12v290000 (equipment). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that while towing a boat on the trailer, smoke started to emit from the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Trailstar Nitro Z8 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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