NHTSA campaign 06V246000

Wilson Recall 06V-246: CRACKED BEAM CASTING/HOLLAND

NHTSA recall 06V246000 was reported by WILSON TRAILER COMPANY on July 12, 2006, with 54 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wilson Grain Trailer for the 2007 model year.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V246000 (also written 06V-246 or 06V246)
Filed by
WILSON TRAILER COMPANY
Report received
Potentially affected
54 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V246000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Wilson

  • Wilson Grain Trailer

    • 2007 · Vehicles built June 7, 2006 – June 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Wilson recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V246000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH HOLLAND SUSPENSIONS, THE SUSPENSION BEAM CASTING MAY HAVE A CRACK AT THE INBOARD, UPPER FLANGE NEAR THE SHOCK MOUNT.

Safety consequence

AS THE BEAM CRACK GROWS, THE SUSPENSION MAY LOSE ALIGNMENT. THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES IN DRIVING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer 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 MAY CONTACT HOLLAND AT 1-616-396-6501 OR WILSON TRAILER COMPANY AT 1-712-252-6477.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN 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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V246000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.