Vehicle recall 11V481000 · September 22, 2011
2011 Wilson Grain Trailer
Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to…
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- Summary
- Wilson trailer is recalling certain model year 2011 grain trailers manufactured from October 15, 2010, through January 31, 2011, and equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
- Consequence
- Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Wilson trailer will notify owners the slack adjusters will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began on October 10, 2011. Owners may contact accuride at 1-812-962-5000 or wison trailer at 1-712-252-6477.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V481000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 22, 2011
- Filed by
- WILSON TRAILER COMPANY
- Owner notification
- October 10, 2011
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 4
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Wilson Grain Trailer (2011): 2011
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