Wilson Grain Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Wilson Grain Trailer (2003–2015). The most-complained-about year is 2007.
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What Wilson Grain Trailer owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 2.
All Wilson Grain Trailer recalls (9)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Wilson Grain Trailer, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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King pin (suspension)
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.
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…
Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
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Suspension
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.
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.…
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Automatic (service brakes)
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…
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.
Model years: 2011
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Spindle (suspension)
Wilson trailers is recalling 211 my 2009 grain trailers. The pivot bolts were loosened at installation and were not properly re-torqued.
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.
Model years: 2009
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Trailer hitches
On certain grain trailers, the fasteners in the rear mounting angles of the aluminum king pin runner attachment to the i-beam can fail.
Remedy: Wilson trailer will have a local repair facility inspect the rear mounting angles fasteners, make necessary repairs, and add additional fasteners free of charge. The recall began on october 19, 2007. Owners may contact…
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Frame and members (structure)
On certain grain trailers, a fatigue failure (cracking) of the aluminum angle behind the king pin support beam can occur causing distortion of the bottom rail and compromising the king pin assembly.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the area of concern, make necessary repairs, and install a support plate to strengthen the angle. The recall began on october 5, 2006. Owners may contact wilson at 1-800-798-2002.
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Suspension
On certain trailers equipped with holland suspensions, the suspension beam casting may have a crack at the inboard, upper flange near the shock mount.
Remedy: Holland is conducting this recall (please see 06e059000) and will inspect the trailers by using a dry magnetic particle method. Units with cracks will be replaced with a new beam axle assembly free of charge. Owners…
Model years: 2007
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Suspension
On certain trailers, the air ride suspension hanger weld may fail at the attachment point between the hanger and the subframe.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the suspension hanger area , repair as necessary, and install a support gusset to strengthen the weld free of charge. The recall is began on january 31, 2006. Owners may contact wilson trailer at…
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Hub (wheels)
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.
Remedy: 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. Owners should contact wilson trailer company at…
Model years: 2004
Other Wilson models
- Gooseneck2 complaints
- Ace Boat1 complaints
- Livestock Trailer1 complaints
- Wilson1 complaints
- CD-10800 complaints
- DWH-5500 complaints
- DWH-7500 complaints
- Silverstar0 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.