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2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

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Safety Rating

1

Owner Complaint

2

Recalls

ACTIVE RECALL

0

Service Bulletins

0

Investigations

Overview of the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

The 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER has received a total of 1 safety complaint filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 2 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE. The most commonly reported problem area is the Unknown Or Other (1 complaint).

Recalls for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

NHTSA has recorded 2 recalls for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, potentially affecting up to 2,101 vehicles.

Recall 15V440000 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN

| 1,890 vehicles affected

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.

Consequence: If the kingpin separates from the pickup plate, the trailer could detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.

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...

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Recall 08V601000 — SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE

| 211 vehicles affected

Defect: WILSON TRAILERS IS RECALLING 211 MY 2009 GRAIN TRAILERS. THE PIVOT BOLTS WERE LOOSENED AT INSTALLATION AND WERE NOT PROPERLY RE-TORQUED.

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE WEAR BUSHING OR HANGER WEAR OR LOSS OF AXLE ATTACHMENT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK THE PIVOT BOLTS ON THE SUSPENSION HANGERS FOR TORQUE AND TIGHTEN TO 475 FT LBS, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WILSON TRAILERS AT 1-800-798-2002.

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Owner Complaints for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

1 complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.

Unknown Or Other
Complaints: 1

Most Recent Complaints

#10761225 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | | N/A miles
OUR COMPANY PURCHASED THIS TRAILER USED FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. THE TRAILER IS TITLED / REGISTERED AS A 2010 MODEL YEAR BUT WAS BUILT IN MARCH OF 2009. OUR CONCERN IS THAT, DESPITE HAVING BEEN IN SERVICE FOR ONLY FIVE YEARS, THE UNIT HAS DEVELOPED NUMEROUS CRACKS / BREAKS IN THE CROSS MEMBERS BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS OF THE REAR SUB FRAME.THIS IS THE FRAME THAT ALL OF THE REAR SUSPENSION / THREE AXLES ARE MOUNTED TO. IT ALSO HAS ATTACHED TO IT THE UPPER LOAD BEARING MAIN BODY CROSS MEMEBERS THAT TRANSFER THE LOAD FROM THE OUTER BODY TO THE SUBFRAME. THERE ARE SIX CROSS MEMBERS PLACED INTERNALLY BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS OF THE SUB FRAME STRUCTURE. THREE OF THE SIX CROSS MEMBERS CONSIST OF A 3 X 6 X 3/16 RECTANGULAR STEEL TUBE STANDING VERTICALLY. THESE PIECES ARE LOCATED ABOVE THE UPPER ATTACHEMENT POINT FOR THE SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS. THE OTHER THREE CROSS MEMEBERS ARE A FORMED STEEL SQUARE MEMBER HAVING BEEN MADE FROM 3/16" THICK STEEL. THESE MEMBERS ARE LOCATED IN THE FRAME ABOVE THE MAIN ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION TOWERS THAT THE MAIN TRAILING SWING ARMS ATTACH TO. ALL TOTALED THERE ARE TWENTY (20) CRACKS AND BREAKS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND SEVERITY SPREAD OUT AMONG THE SIX MEMBERS.TWO OF THE THREEE RECTANGULAR TUBE MEMEBERS ARE CRACKED ACROSS THE BOTTOM 3" FACE. ONE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AND ONE IS NOW BEING REPLACED. ALL THREE OF THE FORMED STEEL MEMBERS HAVE CRACKS STARTING AT THE TOP RUNNING DOWNWARD ON THE FORWARD AND AFT VERTICAL FACES WHERE THEY ARE WELDED TO THE SIDE RAILS. THEY ALSO HAVE PARTIAL TO FULL WIDTH TRANSVERSE CRACKS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THEIR AFT REARWARD FACING 3" WIDE LOWER HORIZONTAL FLANGE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO WILSON TRAILER. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT A DESIGN FLAW EXISTED AND HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE SUBFRAME. THEY OFFERED NO HELP WITH THE DEFECTS. I HAVE PHOTOS.

Safety Rating for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

NHTSA has not yet tested the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER in its New Car Assessment Program.

Technical Service Bulletins for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.

NHTSA Investigations for the 2009 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.

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