The defect
Wilson Trailer Company (Wilson) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Punch Side Gooseneck Livestock trailers. The axles may lack the proper amount of grease on the inner and outer bearings on the hubs, which may lead to bearing failure.
The risk
The ungreased axle bearings could result in a wheel locking up, possibly affecting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Wilson will notify owners, and dealers will properly grease or replace the axles, as needed, free of charge. The recall began May 31, 2019. Owners may contact Wilson customer service at 1-800-798-2002. Wilson's number for this recall is 028P.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wilson Silverstar | 2019, 2020 |
| Wilson Stockmaster | 2019, 2020 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 Silverstar | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Silverstar | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Stockmaster | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Stockmaster | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2019
39 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the suspension; Wilson Trailer Company filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 19V924000 27 Dec 2019 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 19V897000 17 Dec 2019 | Oliver Travel Trailers, INC. |
| 19V894000 16 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V773000 28 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V747000 18 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V751000 18 Oct 2019 | Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC |
| 19V740000 17 Oct 2019 | Voyager Industries, Inc |
| 19V727000 11 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019