Aluma report card

Utility · Car hauler

Specs as published by the maker

CategoriesUtilityCar hauler
Parent companyNovae LLC (acquired January 7, 2026)
Founded1992
HeadquartersBancroft, IA source
PlantsNot yet verified
FrameAluminum
AxlesNot yet verified
Warranty5 year workmanship and material (1 year commercial use); axles, tires and brakes excluded source
WebsiteOfficial site

Taken from each maker's own published pages and checked October 26, 2026. Makers can change them at any time. Report an error

Warranty by part

  • Overall (workmanship and material) 5 years.
  • Paint 90 days.
  • Axles, tires, wheels: covered by the maker of that part.
Terms by model line
  • Commercial applications: Overall 1 year.

Registration within 14 days or the warranty is void. Original owner.

As the maker publishes it. The Warranty grade uses the structure or frame term for the maker's main model line only. source

Build facts (not graded)

We have not read model pages with specs for this brand yet.

Plain facts from the maker's model pages we read. They never change a grade. Not listed on the model pages we read does not mean the trailer lacks the feature, because many makers show specs in images, brochures, or dealer sheets.

Typical prices by type

TypeTypical newTypical used
Utility$3,050 to $9,150
median $4,900
170 listings, updated October 2026
$2,550 to $6,500
median $4,100
15 listings, updated October 2026
Under 10,000 GVWR$3,050 to $8,750
median $5,900
33 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Car hauler$8,800 to $14,850
median $11,900
39 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Under 10,000 GVWR$7,950 to $11,100
median $9,700
7 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Ramps or dovetail$8,500 to $11,200
median $9,850
6 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
10,000 GVWR$12,450 to $14,500
median $14,150
8 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Tilt deck$12,450 to $14,500
median $14,300
7 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Equipment$3,850 to $15,900
median $7,150
69 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Under 10,000 GVWR$2,650 to $15,100
median $6,000
19 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
10,000 GVWRNot enough listings yetNot enough listings yet
12,000 to 14,000 GVWRNot enough listings yetNot enough listings yet
Gooseneck and flatbed$9,350 to $16,350
median $13,300
15 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet

Typical prices come from thousands of public dealer and classified listings across the US, refreshed monthly. Each range is the middle 80 percent of advertised prices for that exact brand, trailer type, and condition, split by GVWR class and, for equipment and car haulers, tilt deck or ramps. Types and weight classes are never blended. Ranges show only when at least 5 listings from at least two different sellers match.

Recall history

4 recall campaigns on file with NHTSA naming Aluma trailers, received 2009 to 2021. 0 were received in the last five years.

Most recent recalls

October 6, 2021, NHTSA campaign 21V777000

Maker named by NHTSA

Aluma KLM

Summary as filed with NHTSA by the maker

Aluma KLM (Aluma) is recalling certain 2021 8214HSTILT trailers. The front latch rivet nuts may not remain secure, causing the angle mounting bracket to become loose.

Remedy as filed

Dealers will install new mounting hardware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 21, 2021. Owners may contact Aluma's customer service at 1-866-415-3285.

NHTSA lists about 160 potentially affected units for this campaign.
August 2, 2016, NHTSA campaign 16V573000

Maker named by NHTSA

ALUMA/KLM

Summary as filed with NHTSA by the maker

Aluma/KLM is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 8605T, 8610T, and 8612T trailers manufactured January 1, 2011, to October 30, 2015. The affected trailers may have misaligned axle mounts, possibly resulting in the axle mounts detaching from the trailer.

Remedy as filed

Aluma/KLM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axle mount alignment, repairing it as necessary. Additionally, flat straps will be retrofitted to the axle mounts. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Aluma/KLM customer service at 1-866-415-3285.

NHTSA lists about 1,839 potentially affected units for this campaign.
August 2, 2016, NHTSA campaign 16V572000

Maker named by NHTSA

ALUMA/KLM

Summary as filed with NHTSA by the maker

Aluma/KLM is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 5410T and 5410WD trailers manufactured January 1, 2011, to June 1, 2015. Due to missing welds, the trailer tongues may separate from the body of the trailer.

Remedy as filed

Aluma/KLM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers for missing welds, adding any missing welds and retrofitting two additional gussets, free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Aluma/KLM customer service at 1-866-415-3285.

NHTSA lists about 529 potentially affected units for this campaign.
December 4, 2009, NHTSA campaign 09V469000

Maker named by NHTSA

ALUMA TOWER COMPANY, INC

Summary as filed with NHTSA by the maker

ALUMA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2009 SHELTERED TRAILER TOWER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 1 AND OCTOBER 31, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER AIRV CEILING UNITS, MODEL NOS. 68RV0010BA, 68RV0012CA, AND 68RV0010EA. THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THESE ASSEMBLIES MAY BE DEFECTIVE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE UNIT TO CREATE SMOKE OR SPARKS.

Remedy as filed

ALUMA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY CARRIER. PLEASE SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-053. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-877-584-7059.

NHTSA lists about 42 potentially affected units for this campaign.

Source: NHTSA recall data. Quoted text is the maker's own filing, shown as NHTSA publishes it. A recall is a safety campaign filed by a maker and is not a finding that anyone did something wrong. Campaigns that name more than one brand count for each brand named.

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