Wilson Wheels: Hub

Wilson is recalling about 448 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. Failure to install the keeper can cause the wheel on the affected axle to come off and cause personal injury to other persons outside the vehicle and property damage.

Campaign
04V440000
Manufacturer
WILSON TRAILER COMPANY
Reported
15 September 2004
Vehicles
448
Built between
May 2004 – Jul 2004
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 September 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2004 and July 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 Wilson Grain TrailerBuilt May 2004 to July 2004

What the defect is

On certain trailers, the wheel assembly hub spindle nut on each axle may have been installed without a "keeper." the purpose of the keeper is to lock the spindle nut in place and, thereby, secure the wheel to the axle.

What could happen

Failure to install the keeper can cause the wheel on the affected axle to come off and cause personal injury to other persons outside the vehicle and property damage.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND DETERMINE IF EACH WHEEL ASSEMBLY LACKS A KEEPER. IF THE KEEPER IS NOT PRESENT, IT WILL BE INSTALLED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2004 to July 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 September 2004
  3. Owners notified9 September 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 September 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact wilson trailer company at 1-800-798-2002.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
04100
Recalling manufacturer
WILSON TRAILER COMPANY
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Wilson trailer recall no. 04100.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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