NHTSA campaign 09V145000 · Wilson campaign 508Q

Wilson Recall 09V-145: LOCK SUPPORT TUBE

NHTSA recall 09V145000 (Wilson campaign 508Q) was reported by WILSON TRAILER COMPANY on April 30, 2009, with 7,429 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wilson Gooseneck for model years 1999–2009. Owners were notified on May 8, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V145000 (also written 09V-145 or 09V145)
Filed by: WILSON TRAILER COMPANY
Wilson campaign number: 508Q
Report received: April 30, 2009
Potentially affected: 7,429 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Latches/Locks/Linkages
Owners notified: May 8, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V145000. 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 Gooseneck
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built January 1, 1998 – January 20, 2009 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V145000.

Defect description

WILSON TRAILERS IS RECALLING 7,429 MY 1999-2009 GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE DEFECT CONCERNS THE LOCK SUPPORT TUBE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BEYOND SPECIFICATION. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THE LOCK COULD DEVELOP INADEQUATE PIN ENGAGEMENT RESULTING IN THE GATE OPENING UNEXPECTEDLY.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE USER.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS ARE TO CHECK THE GAP BETWEEN THE KEEPER AND SUPPORT TUBE AND SHOULD DOCUMENT THE DIMENSION ON THE POSTCARD PROVIDED AND RETURN IT BACK TO WILSON TRAILERS. IF THE GAP IS GREATER THAN 3/8 INCH, A FIELD REPAIR IS AVAILABLE TO ADJUST THE SUPPORT TUBE TO THE CORRECT DIMENSION. IF THE OWNER PREFER, YOU MAY CONTACT WILSON DEALER SO THEY CAN INSPECT THE AREA OF CONCERN AND ADJUST THE LOCK SUPPORT TUBE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE PIN ENGAGEMENT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WILSON TRAILERS AT 1800-798-2002.

Notes

WILSON RECALL NO. 508Q.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V145000

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.