Wells Cargo: recalls by model and year

Name: Wells Cargo recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for Wells Cargo. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 2001 to 2013. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model line.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Wells Cargo: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Cargo Trailer	9	2	2	0.2	Tires

This table compares the model lines of Wells Cargo only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 2 of 2.

13V599000Received 25 Nov 2013. 512 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Wells Industries Inc. is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Wells Cargo trailers manufactured January 1, 2006, through April 25, 2013 and equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the trailer at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Wells Industries will notify owners, and Fastec will coordinate the inspection and replacement of the cylinders, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on January 10, 2014. Owners may contact Wells Industries at 1-801-621-3637 or Fastec at 1-800-837-2505.
Report filed by Wells Industries, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jan 2014. The campaign has 8 make, model and year entries.
13V598000Received 25 Nov 2013. 4,754 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Wells Cargo, Inc. (Wells Cargo) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 cargo trailers manufactured January 1, 2006, through April 25, 2013 and equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the travel trailer at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Wells Cargo will notify owners, and Fastec will coordinate the inspection and replacement of the cylinders, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on January 10, 2014. Owners may contact Wells Cargo at 1-800-348-7553 or Fastec at 1-800-837-2505.
Report filed by Wells Cargo, Inc. Manufacturer campaign number 13-006. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jan 2014. The campaign has 8 make, model and year entries.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Wells Cargo vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2013, with 2 campaigns.

Complaints about Wells Cargo vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2014, with 1 complaint.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Wells Cargo: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Tires	500	1
Latches/Locks/Linkages	500	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Wells Cargo: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/wells-cargo/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 5,266

Manufacturers in the recall file: Wells Industries, Inc..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Wells Cargo model lines are on the register?: One: the Cargo Trailer, with 2 recall campaigns and 2 complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Wells Cargo vehicles name?: Tires: 1 component mention. Latches/Locks/Linkages: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Wells Cargo?: 5,266 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.