2009 Wilson Grain Trailer

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.

Risk. 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 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.

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

Risk. 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.

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 V