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
1992
Recall Campaign Number
00V025000
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
This Campaign Has Been Superseded By Campaign No. 02V-295. 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.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Wabash National Corp.
Start Of Manufacture
End Of Manufacture
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
6233
Date Owners Notified
20000301
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Wabash National Corporation
Date Report Received
20000128