Recall Detail

WABASH / TRAILER / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5864 Vehicale/Equipment Name: WABASH
Recalled Component Id: 000011546000088603000000022 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: TRAILER Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V102002 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SUSPENSION Manufacturer That Filed Report: WABASH NATIONAL CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: -- End date of Manufacturing: --
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 84
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Wabash National Corporation Report Received Date: Sep, 06 2000
Record Creation date : Sep, 14 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: trailers equipped with conmet pregreased trailer axle hubs. the outboard bearing on the pregreased trailer axle hubs used with the tire inflation systems may fail due to the intrusion of contaminants through the tire inflation system. Consequence Summary: An outboard bearing failure can result in a separation of the hub assembly from the spindle.
Corrective Summary : Conmet is conducting the owner notification for this campaign. authorized dealers are instructed to convert greased hubs to oil hubs if the tire inflation system is to remain on the trailer. if the tire inflation system is removed, the hub must be inspected for contamination and corrosion. the hub and bearing assembly must be replaced if there is evidence of corrosion. if there is no evidence of corrosion, lubricant and seal maintenance can be performed and the hub reinstalled. 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 consolidated metco at 1-800-425-4827 or wabash at 1-765-771-5440. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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