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1998 Wabash Trailer Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1998 Wabash Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 9,517 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 03V314000 2003-08-29 9,517 affected
Defect

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…

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.

Complaints by component

TIRES
4
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints6

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“My carrier force me to pick up one empty trailer with the trailer expired since 2007, need 3 tires, hub leaks, no dot sticker (werner and! Any third party) trl number lic plate and drive at least 30 miles from the origin to the ta shop to fix all the issues. Ta made the dot inspection find more…”

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS · reported 2010-10-07

“My carrier force me to pick up one empty trailer with the trailer expired since 2007, need 3 tires, hub leaks, no dot sticker (werner and! Any third party) trl number lic plate and drive at least 30 miles from the origin to the ta shop to fix all the issues. Ta made the dot inspection find more…”

TIRES · reported 2010-10-07

“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”

TIRES · reported 2006-04-22

“While driving, a tire blewout on the trailer causing a recap to strike the front of another vehicle, the mud flap was damaged by it becoming wedged in the tire (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm”

TIRES · reported 2002-07-17

“While driving on turnpike, consumers right rear trailor tire blew out, the recap portion of the tire flew off, striking the front windshield of another vehicle, there was damage to both vehicles, no tire ingormation given.(ohio traffic crash report#10-90-343)*jb”

TIRES · reported 2001-06-16

“The right rear mud flap broke from the trailer stricking another vehicle (ohio traffice crash report). Nlm”

WHEELS · reported 2001-03-02
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Wabash Trailer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.