NHTSA campaign 03V208000 · Wabash campaign 2003-1

Wabash Recall 03V-208: WABASH/WINCH

NHTSA recall 03V208000 (Wabash campaign 2003-1) was reported by WABASH NATIONAL CORP. on June 4, 2003, with 2,291 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wabash Trailer for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on June 30, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V208000 (also written 03V-208 or 03V208)
Filed by: WABASH NATIONAL CORP.
Wabash campaign number: 2003-1
Report received: June 4, 2003
Potentially affected: 2,291 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Trailer Hitches
Owners notified: June 30, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V208000. 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

Wabash Trailer
- 2000

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V208000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN FLAT BED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH KINEDYNE WINCHES THAT ATTACH TO THE LOWER FLANGE OF A FLAT BED TRAILER'S SIDE RAIL, THROUGH REPEATED USE OF THE WINCH TO SECURE CARGO ON THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRAILER, AND BECAUSE OF FORKLIFTS STRIKING THE WINCHES, THE WINCH CLIP CAN BECOME DAMAGED/BENT AND "OPEN UP."

Safety consequence

THIS "OPENING UP" COULD ALLOW THE WINCH TO COME LOOSE FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINCH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE WINCH CLIPS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2003. 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 1-756-771-5300.

Notes

WABASH RECALL NO. 2003-1.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO 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 03V208000

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.