Wabash National Structure: Body

Wabash National is recalling about 5,194 vehicles over a problem with the structure. If the limb deflectors detach, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18V808000
Manufacturer
Wabash National Corporation
Reported
15 November 2018
Vehicles
5,194
Built between
Jun 2013 – Jun 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 November 2018
Repaired
90%
Unrepaired
517

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and June 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014-2019 Wabash National VANBuilt June 2013 to June 2018

Repair progress

517 of 5,194 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2021.

90% repaired — 4,677 of 5,194 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 2014-2019 Wabash National Van trailers equipped with limb deflectors. The limb deflectors installed on the upper rear corner of the trailers may detach while moving.

What could happen

If the limb deflectors detach, it can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Wabash will notify owners, and dealers will remove the limb deflectors, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2013 to June 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 November 2018
  3. Owners notified30 November 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2021 — 90% 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 15 November 2018.

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. Wabash's number for this recall is LEG201803.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
LEG201803
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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