2004 Wells Cargo Trailer Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Wells Cargo Trailer, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure2100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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