By year
Owner complaints about Wilson vehicles peaked at 3 in 2007
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1998 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Wilson
The complete NHTSA record for Wilson vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Wilson recalls are filed by Wilson Trailer, part of Wilson.
Owner complaints in the last five years08 on file in all, across 11 models
Recall campaigns191 in five years
Severity index12.5Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations04 service bulletins
Components
Brakes draws the most owner complaints about Wilson vehicles, 18% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Grain Trailer has the most complaints of any Wilson model
Every Wilson model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Trailer | 2003 to 2023 | 3 | 33.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Gooseneck | 1999 to 2012 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Livestock Trailer | 2000 to 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 |
| ACE Boat | 2007 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson | 1995 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailer | 1994 to 2000 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Silverstar | 2019 to 2020 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Stockmaster | 2019 to 2020 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| CD-1080 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| DWH-550 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| DWH-750 | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Wilson product
- 23V-618 Sep 5, 2023
All 8 tires may experience a loss of tire pressure while driving faster than 45 mph
Tires · 1 vehicles - 19V-266 Apr 2, 2019
Axles may lack the proper amount of grease on the inner and outer bearings on the hubs, which may lead to bearing failure
Suspension · 13 vehicles - 16V-496 Jul 1, 2016
These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking
Brakes · 10 vehicles - 15V-440 Jul 10, 2015
In the the affected trailers, the welds that attach the bolster plate to the pickup plate around the kingpin may fail
Suspension · 1,890 vehicles - 14V-492 Jul 25, 2014
Affected pivot bolts may experience an intergranular quench crack where the bolt head meets the body of the bolt
Suspension · 716 vehicles - 13V-034 Jan 30, 2013
Plastic deck guides on the lift deck in the nose compartment can fail to provide proper tracking of the deck when it is raised and lowered
Equipment · 556 vehicles - 12V-206 May 10, 2012
Some of these pumps may not have been properly heat treated
Equipment · 24 vehicles - 11V-481 Sep 22, 2011
Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which…
Brakes · 4 vehicles - 10V-060 Feb 25, 2010
Cross channel between the front and rear suspension hangers can break and, if undetected, over time can cause the frame to flex causing severe…
Suspension · 968 vehicles - 09V-145 Apr 30, 2009
Defect concerns the lock support tube that may have been installed beyond specification
Latches and locks · 7,429 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.