NHTSA campaign 00V093000
MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE Recall 00V-093: MERITOR/WABASH\FMVSS 121/TRAILER AXLE SUSPENSIONS
NHTSA recall 00V093000 was reported by MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE on March 27, 2000, with 51 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wabash Trailer for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on January 1, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V093000 (also written 00V-093 or 00V093)
- Filed by
- MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 51 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V093000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Wabash
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V093000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILER AXLE SUSPENSIONS INSTALLED ON WABASH NATIONAL TRAILERS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH INCORRECT BRAKE CAMSHAFTS. THESE TRAILERS WILL NOT COMPLY WITH THE DECELERATION OR PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Safety consequence
THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THESE TRAILERS WILL ALSO HAVE DIMINISHED STOPPING DISTANCE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED PARKING (HILL HOLDING) CAPABILITY.
Manufacturer remedy
THE TRAILER OWNERS (JB HUNT) WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SUSPENSIONS AND CORRECT THE BRAKE CAMSHAFT CONDITION.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURINGJANUARY 2000.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 OR MERITOR ATALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V093000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.