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Wabash Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 18 owner complaints across 12 model years of the Wabash Trailer (1990–2006). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

9
safety recalls, all years
18
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Wabash Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Wabash Trailer20
2004 Wabash Trailer10
2003 Wabash Trailer20
2002 Wabash Trailer10
2001 Wabash Trailer10
2000 Wabash Trailer35
1999 Wabash Trailer43
1998 Wabash Trailer15
1997 Wabash Trailer10
1994 Wabash Trailer01
1993 Wabash Trailer03
1990 Wabash Trailer01

What Wabash Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 5.

All Wabash Trailer recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Wabash Trailer, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Wheels

    NHTSA 07V106000 Reported 183 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

    On certain trailers equipped with accuride aluminum wheels, the wheels may not have been properly pre-stressed and may experience premature cracking on the disc face that could result in failure.

    Remedy: Wabash is working with accuride to inspect these trailers and replace the wheels if necessary. Owners may contact accuride at 1-800-869-2275 or wabash at 765-771-5563.

    Model years: 2006

  2. Foundation components (service brakes)

    NHTSA 05V564000 Reported 6 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

    On certain trailers equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, the brake drums could crack on the braking surface.

    Remedy: Webb wheel will inspect and replace the brake drums free of charge. Owners may contact webb wheel at 1-800-633-3256 or wabash at 765-771-5563.

    Model years: 2003

  3. Suspension

    NHTSA 05V544000 Reported 105 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

    On certain dry van and reefer trailers equipped with tuthill trailer suspensions, models 20/22, the beam/axle pivot connection joint is mis-aligned causing excessive play with the trailer allowing the trailer to wander.

    Remedy: Wabash is working with tuthill to notify the owners of the affected vehicles and provide free remedy. Owners may contact tuthill at 800-753-0025 or wabash at 1-765-771-5300.

    Model years: 2006

  4. Abs warning light (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V428000 Reported 270 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

    On certain van, reefer, and duraplate van trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ECU). If the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ECU that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp may…

    Remedy: Bendix will provide a remedy kit and detailed instructions and also provide a labor allowance for the repair. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  5. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V314000 Reported 9,517 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORP.

    On certain trailers equipped with sealco spring brake control valve assemblies incorporated in arvinmeritor axles, part nos. 110700 and 110800, there is a recessed area on top of the valve in which a brass guide pin fits down inside the body of the valve and is held in place by a steel snap ring. The recessed area allows accumulation of…

    Remedy: Sealco will provide a repair kit and installation instructions to customers free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

  6. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 03V208000 Reported 2,291 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORP.

    On certain flat bed trailers equipped with kinedyne winches that attach to the lower flange of a flat bed trailer's side rail, through repeated use of the winch to secure cargo on the back of a flat bed trailer, and because of forklifts striking the winches, the winch clip can become damaged/bent and "open up."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the winch system including the winch clips. Owner notification began june 30, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2000

  7. Suspension

    NHTSA 00V102002 Reported 84 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORP.

    Vehicle description: trailers equipped with conmet pregreased trailer axle hubs. The outboard bearing on the pregreased trailer axle hubs used with the tire inflation systems may fail due to the intrusion of contaminants through the tire inflation system.

    Remedy: Conmet is conducting the owner notification for this campaign. Authorized dealers are instructed to convert greased hubs to oil hubs if the tire inflation system is to remain on the trailer. If the tire inflation…

    Model years: 1999

  8. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 00V093000 Reported 51 vehicles potentially affected MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE

    Vehicle description: trailer axle suspensions installed on wabash national trailers were assembled with incorrect brake camshafts. These trailers will not comply with the deceleration or parking requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems."

    Remedy: The trailer owners (jb hunt) will inspect the axle suspensions and correct the brake camshaft condition.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  9. Quick release valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V127002 Reported 42 vehicles potentially affected WABASH NATIONAL CORP.

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with brake valves manufactured by honeywell bendix. The orientation and location of the brake valve is such that water can get into the valve through a vent in the valve. The water will contaminate the air system and could freeze the brake valve.

    Remedy: Bendix is conducting the owner notification for this recall. Owners are instructed to contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 to receive a replacement unit.

    Model years: 1999

Other Wabash models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.