Wilson Trailer Company — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC

Is my product affected?

2011 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER

• Brand WILSON

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Wilson Trailer Company is recalling certain 2011 grain trailers manufactured between October 15, 2010, and January 31, 2011, that are equipped with Gunite automatic slack adjusters. The slack adjusters have a defect in the casting process that can cause inadequate structural integrity in the housing, potentially leading to cracking at the handle under normal braking conditions. If this occurs, the vehicle could experience a loss of braking capability, which may result in a crash.

Wilson Trailer will replace the affected slack adjusters free of charge as part of a safety recall that began on October 10, 2011. According to the record, affected owners should contact Accuride at 1-812-962-5000 or Wilson Trailer at 1-712-252-6477.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

What should I do?

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.

Details from the source

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.

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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