Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V188000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters: automatic

WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-03-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V188000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters: automatic

Component
Service brakes, air: slack adjusters: automatic
Manufacturer
WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
5,200
Reported to NHTSA
2011-03-21
Owners notified
2011-05-12

Defect description

WABASH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 VANS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.

Safety risk

SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WABASH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GUNITE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-677-3786 OR WABASH AT 765-771-5605.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
WABASH NATIONAL VAN2011 2010

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.