Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V444000

Trailer hitches

WILSON TRAILER COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-09-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V444000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
WILSON TRAILER COMPANY
Vehicles affected
479
Reported to NHTSA
2007-09-28
Owners notified
2007-10-19

Defect description

ON CERTAIN GRAIN TRAILERS, THE FASTENERS IN THE REAR MOUNTING ANGLES OF THE ALUMINUM KING PIN RUNNER ATTACHMENT TO THE I-BEAM CAN FAIL.

Safety risk

IF THE FASTENERS FAIL, THIS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRENGTH OF THE KING PIN ASSEMBLY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WILSON TRAILER WILL HAVE A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY INSPECT THE REAR MOUNTING ANGLES FASTENERS, MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS, AND ADD ADDITIONAL FASTENERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WILSON TRAILER AT 1-800-798-2002.

Notes

WILSON TRAILER RECALL NO. 223D.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
WILSON Grain Trailer2008 2007 2006 2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.