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1999 Wabash Trailer Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 25, 2008
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Wabash Trailer, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Powertrain (other)266.7%
  • Suspension133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Powertrain (other)

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 10218368 · filed Feb 14, 2008

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

NHTSA ID 10146506 · filed Dec 22, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 10226217 · filed Apr 25, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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