Wabash National Structure

Wabash National is recalling about 58 vehicles over a problem with the structure. In the event of a rear-end collision, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Campaign
17V832000
Manufacturer
Wabash National Corporation
Reported
20 December 2017
Vehicles
58
Built between
Sep 2016 – Nov 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 January 2018
Repaired
24%
Unrepaired
44

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2016 and November 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Wabash National Truck BodyBuilt September 2016 to November 2017

Repair progress

44 of 58 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.

24% repaired — 14 of 58 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 2018 Wabash National Truck Body vehicles. The affected vehicles may be missing a weld on the vertical leg support.

What could happen

In the event of a rear-end collision, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Wabash will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vertical leg support, welding it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 17, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2016 to November 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 December 2017
  3. Owners notified17 January 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 24% 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 20 December 2017.

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 1-765-771-5300. Wabash's number for this recall is B18001.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
B18001
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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