Wabash National Service Brakes, Air: Caliper

Wabash National is recalling about 91 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. If the caliper detaches from the axle flange, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V791000
Manufacturer
Wabash National Corporation
Reported
24 November 2015
Vehicles
91
Built between
Dec 2013 – Aug 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 January 2016
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
91

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2013 and August 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013-2015 Wabash National VANBuilt December 2013 to August 2015

Repair progress

91 of 91 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.

0% repaired — 0 of 91 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Wabash National Corporation (Wabash) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Van Trailers manufactured December 9, 2013, to August 25, 2015, and equipped with certain Meritor EX225L2, EX225L+, and Bendix ADB22X axles. The affected axle assemblies have brake caliper mounting bolts that may not have been properly tightened, allowing the caliper mounting bolts to back out and the caliper to detach from the axle flange.

What could happen

If the caliper detaches from the axle flange, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Wabash will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the caliper bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2013 to August 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 November 2015
  3. Owners notified11 January 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 0% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 November 2015.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Wabash customer service at 1-765-771-5404.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Wabash National Corporation
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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