Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Semi-Trailers. These Semi-Trailers Are Equipped With Suspension Bogies That Can Slide Forward And Aft To Change The Axle Positions. The Bogies Slide Along A Pair Of Body Rails That Are Welded Directly To The Bottom Flange Of The I-Beam Crossmembers That Make Up The Floor Support Structure. The Front Stop Pipes Were Inadvertently Welded To The Body Rails Several Inches Below The Bottom Of The Crossmembers.
Make Of Vehicle
WABASH
Model Of Vehicle
ROADRAILER
Year
1991
Recall Campaign Number
02V295000
Component Description
Structure:Frame And Members
Effect Of Defect
Cyclic Tension Loading Will Result In The Outside Gusset Weld Cracking, Increasing The Risk Of A Crash.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Cut Away The Vertical ConneCTIon Of The Gusset To The Rails Eliminating The Gusset Cracking In The Area Where The Stop Pipe Is Solidly Welded Into The Body Rails. Owner Notification Began October 1, 2002. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Wabash At 1-765-771-5300.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Wabash National Corp.
Start Of Manufacture
End Of Manufacture
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
6233
Date Owners Notified
20021001
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Wabash National Corporation
Date Report Received
20021114