The 2001 Trailstar Pa has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 130 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC00V2490022000-09-06130 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FLATBED AND DUMP TRAILERS. THESE VEHICLES UTILIZE GUNITE CORPORATION MODEL 2764 CAST STEEL BRAKE DRUMS AND A COMBINATION OF STEEL OR ALUMINUM WHEELS PRODUCED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS. THESE DRUMS BEAR DATE CODES BETWEEN "162 99" AND "225 99," INCLUSIVE. A STRESS CRACK IN THE METAL ON THE…
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF THE CAST IRON BRAKE DRUMS. GUNITE WILL CONDUCT AND INSPECTION/REPAIR/REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GUNITE…
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
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 2014 trail star sun tracker boat trailer. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the boat trailer experienced severe frame rusting, and rusting and corrosion of the brakes. The trailer became inoperable. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2014 trail star sun tracker boat trailer. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the boat trailer experienced severe frame rusting, and rusting and corrosion of the brakes. The trailer became inoperable. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Trailstar Pa as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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