Campaign 14V-492

Affected pivot bolts may experience an intergranular quench crack where the bolt head meets the body of the bolt

Defect summary

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.

Consequence

Failure of the pivot bolts may cause the suspension and attached axle to separate from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 14V492000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about suspension on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 14V-492
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Wilson	Grain Trailer	2014 to 2015	0
Wilson	Livestock Trailer	2014 to 2015	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

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