The defect
Wilson Trailer Company (Wilson) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Grain and Livestock trailers manufactured September 20, 2013, to July 18, 2014, and equipped with certain Pivot Bolts Part Number 93201070. The affected pivot bolts may experience an intergranular quench crack where the bolt head meets the body of the bolt.
The risk
Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Wilson will notify owners, and dealers or authorized repair facilites will replace the pivot bolts, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Wilson customer service at 1-800-798-2002. Wilson's number for this recall is 926P.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2014, 2015 |
| Wilson Livestock Trailer | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SUSPENSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilson Livestock Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Livestock Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2014
53 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the suspension; Wilson Trailer Company filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 14V826000 30 Dec 2014 | Dodgen Industries, Inc. |
| 14V824000 29 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V816000 23 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V793000 16 Dec 2014 | Terex Advance |
| 14V786000 10 Dec 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V781000 8 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V732000 13 Nov 2014 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 14V724000 12 Nov 2014 | Innovative Trailer Design Industries |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014