Recall Register

1997 Wabash Roadrailer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Wabash Roadrailer. The newest campaign is 02V295000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Nov 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Frame and Members. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V295000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 12,466 units in total.

  1. 02V295000Received . 6,233 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Cyclic tension loading will result in the outside gusset weld cracking, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by WABASH NATIONAL CORP..

  2. 00V025000Received . 6,233 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Cyclic tension loading will result in the outside gusset weld cracking, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by WABASH NATIONAL CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19882
  2. 19892
  3. 19902
  4. 19912
  5. 19922
  6. 19932
  7. 19942
  8. 19952
  9. 19962
  10. 19972
  11. 19982
  12. 19992

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Wabash Roadrailer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/wabash/roadrailer/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
WABASH NATIONAL CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Wabash Roadrailer?
12,466 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Wabash Roadrailer have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Wabash Roadrailer, model years 1988 to 1999. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Wabash Roadrailer open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.