The defect
Wilson Trailer Company (Wilson) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Grain trailers manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2015. In the the affected trailers, the welds that attach the bolster plate to the pickup plate around the kingpin may fail. Failure of these welds may result in the kingpin separating from the pickup plate.
The risk
If the kingpin separates from the pickup plate, the trailer could detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Wilson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the aluminum kingpin assemblies for cracked or failed welds, repairing them as necessary. Additionally, a new forged steel kingpin will be installed with supplemental fasteners. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on July 29, 2015. Owners may contact Wilson customer service at 1-800-798-2002. Wilson's number for this recall is 323D.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN
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 | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilson Grain Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 2015
64 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the suspension; Wilson Trailer Company filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 15V863000 22 Dec 2015 | Kaufman Trailers |
| 15V838000 14 Dec 2015 | Charmac Trailers Inc. |
| 15V784000 23 Nov 2015 | DS Corp DBA Crossroads RV |
| 15V753000 13 Nov 2015 | Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho, Inc. |
| 15V727000 3 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V725000 3 Nov 2015 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 15V654000 14 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V649000 13 Oct 2015 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015