1998 Wabash Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	3		0	0	0
Wheels	1		0	0	0
Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Check Valve03V314000

Filed Aug 29, 20039,517 vehiclesWabash National Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NOS. 110700 AND 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE.

Risk. FAILURE OF THE VALVE IN AN EMPTY OR LIGHTLY LOADED TRAILER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD RESULT IN A HARD APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES, POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE TRAILER WHEELS AND RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SEALCO WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS FREE OF CHARGE. 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 SEALCO AT 602-253-1007 OR WABASH AT 765-771-5404.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems

Filed Oct 7, 2010111,657 milesOH

MY CARRIER FORCE ME TO PICK UP ONE EMPTY TRAILER WITH THE TRAILER EXPIRED SINCE 2007, NEED 3 TIRES, HUB LEAKS, NO DOT STICKER (WERNER AND! ANY THIRD PARTY) TRL NUMBER LIC PLATE AND DRIVE AT LEAST 30 MILES FROM THE ORIGIN TO THE TA SHOP TO FIX ALL THE ISSUES. TA MADE THE DOT INSPECTION FIND MORE ISSUES. *TR

Tires

Filed Jun 5, 2006MN

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE 1998 WABASH TRAILER1999 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE TIRE DEBRIS FROM THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

Tires

Filed Sep 2, 2002IN

WHILE DRIVING, A TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE TRAILER CAUSING A RECAP TO STRIKE THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE MUD FLAP WAS DAMAGED BY IT BECOMING WEDGED IN THE TIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

Tires

Filed Jul 31, 2001SD

WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE, CONSUMERS RIGHT REAR TRAILOR TIRE BLEW OUT, THE RECAP PORTION OF THE TIRE FLEW OFF, STRIKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, NO TIRE INGORMATION GIVEN.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT#10-90-343)*JB

Wheels

Filed May 10, 2001TN

THE RIGHT REAR MUD FLAP BROKE FROM THE TRAILER STRICKING ANOTHER VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFICE CRASH REPORT). NLM

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2006	0	2	0	Routine
2004	0	1	0	Routine
2003	0	2	0	Routine
2002	0	1	0	Routine
2001	0	1	0	Routine
2000	5	3	1	Routine
1999	3	4	2	Routine
1998 — this page	5	1	0	Routine
1997	0	1	0	Routine
1994	1	0	0	Routine
1993	3	0	2	Routine
1990	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 29, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.