2000 Wabash Trailer recall: trailer hitch
ā ļø What's wrong
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."
š„ The risk
This "opening up" could allow the winch to come loose from the Trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
š§ The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V208000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 2003-1
- Manufacturer
- WABASH NATIONAL CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 2,291
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 30, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).