By year
Owner complaints about Wabash National vehicles peaked at 1 in 2019
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Wabash National
The complete NHTSA record for Wabash National vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Wabash National recalls are filed by Wabash National.
Owner complaints in the last five years23 on file in all, across 4 models
Recall campaigns135 in five years
Severity index33.3Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations07 service bulletins
Components
Wheels draws the most owner complaints about Wabash National vehicles, 67% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The VAN has the most complaints of any Wabash National model
Every Wabash National model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 2015 to 2026 | 3 | 33.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Rfalhsa | 2020 to 2023 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| DRY VAN | 2024 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Truck Body | 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Wabash National product
- 25V-625 Sep 19, 2025
Incorrect rear impact guard may have been installed
Structure · 10 vehicles - 24V-410 Jun 5, 2024
Base rails may not be bonded properly and can detach, reducing the structural strength of the trailer
Structure · 562 vehicles - 23V-646 Sep 20, 2023
Location of the rear impact guard is too far forward from the rear of the trailer, reducing impact protection
Structure · 3,711 vehicles - 23V-383 May 30, 2023
King pin was not welded properly, which can result in the king pin detaching within the upper coupler
Trailer hitches · 40 vehicles - 22V-758 Oct 10, 2022
Lift gate obscures the rear conspicuity tape placed at deck height
Structure · 740 vehicles - 21V-588 Jul 30, 2021
Fuel tank brackets may detach
Fuel system · 352 vehicles - 20V-551 Sep 10, 2020
Aerodynamic skirts attached to the van trailers may come loose
Equipment · 218 vehicles - 18V-808 Nov 15, 2018
Limb deflectors installed on the upper rear corner of the trailers may detach while moving
Structure · 5,194 vehicles - 17V-832 Dec 20, 2017
Affected vehicles may be missing a weld on the vertical leg support
Structure · 58 vehicles - 17V-633 Oct 9, 2017
Brake caliper bolts on these axles may not be properly torqued which can allow the caliper to detach from the mounting flange
Brakes · 314 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.