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2004 Wells Cargo Trailer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 7, 2008
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 30, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Wells Cargo Trailer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structure
Filed Nov 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 (NA) WELLS CARGO SW121V (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES FLATTENED ON THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AND THE TRAILER DROPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE FENDER TO DETACH. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. HE CHANGED THE TIRE AND MANAGED TO LOCATE THE FENDER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,500.

NHTSA ID
10247960
Incident
Oct 10, 2008
Mileage
7,500 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 30, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 WELLS CARGO TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT FENDER DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER AND LANDED ON THE TIRE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 9, 2007. THE CONSUMER NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE OF THE TIRES. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ADEQUATE FOR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HE ALSO NOTICED ANOTHER TIRE SUFFERING FROM TREAD SEPARATION, BUT HAS NOT SEPARATED TOTALLY.

NHTSA ID
10192024
Incident
May 9, 2007

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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