By year
Owner complaints about Wabash vehicles peaked at 3 in 2000
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1999 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Wabash
The complete NHTSA record for Wabash vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Wabash recalls are filed by Wabash National, part of Wabash.
Owner complaints in the last five years022 on file in all, across 11 models
Recall campaigns226 in five years
Severity index22.7Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations06 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Wabash vehicles, 29% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Trailer has the most complaints of any Wabash model
Every Wabash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | 1990 to 2009 | 18 | 27.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Roadrailer | 1988 to 1999 | 1 | 0.0 | 24 | 0 |
| VAN | 1996 to 2008 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tralers | 2018 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platform Trailer | 2024 to 2027 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Stepdeck | 2025 to 2026 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Converter Dolly | 2012 to 2013 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Dolly Trailer | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| DRY Truck Body | 2025 to 2026 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| VAN Trailer | 2027 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Chassis | 2002 | 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 product
- 26V-506 Aug 4, 2026
External antilock (ABS) malfunction indicator light may not be labeled
Equipment · 533 vehicles - 26V-449 Jul 14, 2026
Wabash National Corporation (Wabash) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Dry Freight trucks The deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform…
Structure · 4 vehicles - 26V-391 Jun 15, 2026
Bumper tube bolts may have been improperly tightened, reducing the protection provided by the rear impact guard
Structure · 920 vehicles - 26V-323 May 20, 2026
Conspicuity tape may not have been installed
Lighting · 721 vehicles - 25V-774 Nov 11, 2025
Incorrect rear impact guard may have been installed
Structure · 158 vehicles - 25V-762 Nov 5, 2025
Incorrect rear impact guard may have been installed
Structure · 295 vehicles - 17V-603 Sep 27, 2017
Affected trailers have fasteners connecting the counter weight tube to the body that may wear and/or loosen over time allowing the detachment of…
Structure · 73 vehicles - 16V-659 Sep 13, 2016
In the affected trailers, the frame may crack on the counterbalance leg weld seam or the top plate
Structure · 2,466 vehicles - 11V-169 Mar 4, 2011
Insufficient torque may have been applied on the spindle nut on the arvinmeritor tl series trailer axles installed in these van trailers where the…
Suspension · 9,900 vehicles - 07V-106 Mar 15, 2007
On certain trailers equipped with accuride aluminum wheels, the wheels may not have been properly pre-stressed and may experience premature…
Wheels · 183 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.