U.S. public vehicle records

2000 Wabash TRAILER: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

313,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Tires is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 5 complaints (40.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	1	20.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Tires

Service Brakes, Air

Suspension:Rear:Springs:Air Suspension System

Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

Tires: 2; Service Brakes, Air: 1; Suspension:Rear:Springs:Air Suspension System: 1; Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1

150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005

2006

2007

2009

2005: 2; 2006: 1; 2007: 1; 2009: 1

Pattern summary

Tires leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10146475 · 2005-12-22 (December 22, 2005)

2000 WABASH TRAILER TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE LEFT REAR TRAILER TIRE BLEWOUT AND AS A RESULT THE RECAP CAME OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE'S HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. THE TRAILER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TANDEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10146475 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10146476 · 2005-12-22 (December 22, 2005)

TRAILER LOST PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *TS THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER CAME TO A CONTROLLED FINAL REST ON THE BERM. THAT SAME DAY THE TIRE ON THAT AXLE HAD BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT FLAT. THIS WAS THE SAME TIRE AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE TIRE AND WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. ANOTHER TRUCK STRUCK THE TIRE AND RIM CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT'S RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT, FRONT BUMPER, RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND HOOD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10146476 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10159476 · 2006-06-05 (June 5, 2006)

2000 WABASH TRAILER BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE TRAILERS BRAKES AND HUBS WERE BURNED OUT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10159476 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10198259 · 2007-08-02 (August 2, 2007)

AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON WABASH NATIONAL SEMI TRAILERS MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001. HAVE STRESS CRACKS ON SUSPENSION AXLE HANGERS. AXLE ASSEMBLY IS REPRESENTED AS WABASH NATIONAL AIRRIDE SYSTEM BUT IS IN FACT MADE BY NEWAY. TRAILERS WILL NOT PASS DOT INSPECTION AND HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 313,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198259 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10285369 · 2009-09-16 (September 16, 2009)

2008 VOLVO SEMI WAS TOWING 2000 WABASH TRAILER THAT HAD A REAR TIRE BLOW OUT. THE DEBRIS FROM THE BLOW OUT FLEW BACK AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0762-90. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10285369 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

00V093000 · Service Brakes, Air

Reported: 2000-03-27 (March 27, 2000)

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."

Consequence: THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THESE TRAILERS WILL ALSO HAVE DIMINISHED STOPPING DISTANCE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED PARKING (HILL HOLDING) CAPABILITY.

Remedy: THE TRAILER OWNERS (JB HUNT) WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SUSPENSIONS AND CORRECT THE BRAKE CAMSHAFT CONDITION.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

03V208000 · Trailer Hitches

Reported: 2003-06-04 (June 4, 2003)

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."

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

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.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

03V314000 · Service Brakes, Air:Supply:Check Valve

Reported: 2003-08-29 (August 29, 2003)

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NOS. 110700 AND 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE.

Consequence: FAILURE OF THE VALVE IN AN EMPTY OR LIGHTLY LOADED TRAILER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD RESULT IN A HARD APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES, POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE TRAILER WHEELS AND RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: SEALCO WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS FREE OF CHARGE. 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 SEALCO AT 602-253-1007 OR WABASH AT 765-771-5404.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

5 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

20.0%Usable mileage1 / 5 records

100.0%Valid incident date5 / 5 records

100.0%Valid filing date5 / 5 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates5 / 5 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1993	1994	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2006
Tires	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	480.0% ODI 10159486 THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE 1998 WABASH TRAILER1999 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL TIRE BLEW OUT. TS THE TIRE DEBRIS FROM THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. NM Look up ODI 10159486 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	240.0% ODI 10146475 2000 WABASH TRAILER TIRE BLEW OUT. TS THE LEFT REAR TRAILER TIRE BLEWOUT AND AS A RESULT THE RECAP CAME OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE'S HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. THE TRAILER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TANDEM. NM Look up ODI 10146475 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Axle Assembly	266.7% ODI 10190066 THE AXLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND THE RIGHT REAR DUALS CAME OFF. MC (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) JB Look up ODI 10190066 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10218368 1999 WABASH TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE REAR AXLE. CONSUMER TRIED AND WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-0088-91. JB Look up ODI 10218368 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10146506 1999 WABASH TRAILER DRIVESHAFT BROKE OFF. TS TWO OTHER VEHICLE'S STRUCK THE DRIVESHAFT IN THE MIDDLE LANE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES. ALL VEHICLE'S CAME TO A STOP IN THE RIGHT BERM (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NM Look up ODI 10146506 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Air	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10159476 2000 WABASH TRAILER BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TS THE TRAILERS BRAKES AND HUBS WERE BURNED OUT. JB Look up ODI 10159476 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Frame And Members	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Suspension	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10226217 1999 WABASH TRAILER RIGHT REAR TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD DISCONNECTED THE TRAILER AND PULLED THE TRUCK FORWARD AND THE TRAILER BURNED TO THE GROUND. KB THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE/BEARINGS ON THE TRAILER WERE DRY FROM LACK OF OIL AND THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0258-90)JB Look up ODI 10226217 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Rear	133.3% ODI 10190066 THE AXLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND THE RIGHT REAR DUALS CAME OFF. MC (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) JB Look up ODI 10190066 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Rear:Springs:Air Suspension System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10198259 · 313,000 mi AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON WABASH NATIONAL SEMI TRAILERS MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001. HAVE STRESS CRACKS ON SUSPENSION AXLE HANGERS. AXLE ASSEMBLY IS REPRESENTED AS WABASH NATIONAL AIRRIDE SYSTEM BUT IS IN FACT MADE BY NEWAY. TRAILERS WILL NOT PASS DOT INSPECTION AND HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD. *TR Look up ODI 10198259 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Suspension:Rear:Springs:Air Suspension System	Too few reports for a range	313,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10198259 · 313,000 mi AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON WABASH NATIONAL SEMI TRAILERS MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001. HAVE STRESS CRACKS ON SUSPENSION AXLE HANGERS. AXLE ASSEMBLY IS REPRESENTED AS WABASH NATIONAL AIRRIDE SYSTEM BUT IS IN FACT MADE BY NEWAY. TRAILERS WILL NOT PASS DOT INSPECTION AND HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD. *TR Look up ODI 10198259 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2004: 0 complaints · 2006: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2004	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2004	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Tires	Service Brakes, Air	Suspension:Rear:Springs:Air Suspension System	Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Tires	—	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Air	0	—	0	0
Suspension:Rear:Springs:Air Suspension System	0	0	—	0
Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.