Hillsboro Industries report card

Stock trailers · Gooseneck and flatbed · Utility

Specs as published by the maker

CategoriesStock trailersGooseneck and flatbedUtility
Founded1966
HeadquartersHillsboro, KS source
PlantsNot yet verified
How it sellsSold through dealers
FrameAluminum (Endura line) source
AxlesNot yet verified
Warranty10 year structural on Endura livestock, combo and cargo; 5 year on aluminum utility 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

  • Structural or frame 5 years.
Terms by model line
  • Endura aluminum livestock, combo, cargo trailers: Structure 10 years.
  • Aluminum utility trailers: Structure 5 years.
  • Aluminum truck beds (not trailers): Structure 3 years.
  • Steel truck beds (not trailers): Structure, includes paint 2 years.

Full details in the Owner's Manual (not read). Manufacturer warranties are non transferable.

As the maker publishes it. The Warranty grade uses the structure or frame term for the maker's main model line only. The main line is still to be confirmed with the maker, so the lower line is graded for now. 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
Stock trailers$30,400 to $39,900
median $33,500
10 listings, updated October 2026
Not enough listings yet
Under 10,000 GVWRNot enough listings yetNot enough listings yet
Gooseneck and flatbedNot enough listings yetNot enough listings yet
Utility$3,650 to $5,750
median $4,150
7 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

2 recall campaigns on file with NHTSA naming Hillsboro Industries trailers, received 2005 to 2016. 0 were received in the last five years.

Most recent recalls

April 13, 2016, NHTSA campaign 16V214000

Maker named by NHTSA

Hillsboro Industries

Summary as filed with NHTSA by the maker

Hillsboro Industries (Hillboro) is recalling certain model year 2016 Open Aluminum Utility Trailers manufactured November 6, 2015, to April 1, 2016. On these trailers with a 2,990 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), the axle attachment hardware may have been improperly installed, and as a result, the axle may not remain secured and aligned.

Remedy as filed

Hillsboro believes that all affected trailers were quarantined at dealers before being sold, therefore owner notifications will not be sent. Dealers will correct the axle mounting, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2016. Owners may contact Hillsboro customer service at 1-316-947-3127.

NHTSA lists about 26 potentially affected units for this campaign.
May 31, 2005, NHTSA campaign 05E039000

Maker named by NHTSA

HILLSBORO INDUSTRIES

Summary as filed with NHTSA by the maker

CERTAIN HILLSBORO ENDURA CARGO HAULERS. CRACKS MAY INITIATE IN THE TONGUE CHANNEL AT THE WELD TO THE FRONT BODY WALL. THE CRACKS CAN PROPERGATE RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE COUPLER ASSEMBLY FROM THE TRAILER.

Remedy as filed

HILLSBORO WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HILLSBORO AT 316-947-3127.

NHTSA lists about 3 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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