Wabash Econex Refrigerated Body, model years 2021 to 2026. Filed by Wabash National Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 7 July 2026. 357 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Wabash National Corporation (Wabash) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Econex Refrigerated Body vehicles. The side door stirrup steps are not properly secured and may detach.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V435 cover?
- Wabash Econex Refrigerated Body, model years 2021-2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- Wabash National Corporation (Wabash) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Econex Refrigerated Body vehicles. The side door stirrup steps are not properly secured and may detach.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. Additionally, steps that detach while in transit increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. Wabash will repair the stirrup steps, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed by September 3, 2026. Owners will receive another notice once remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Wabash customer service at 1-765-771-5404.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
- Has this notice changed since it was announced?
- Yes. The remedy was reworded on 9 Sep 2026. Both versions are on this page, with the date each was read.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. Additionally, steps that detach while in transit increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V435 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Wabash National Corporation |
| System at fault | Structure:Body:Step/Ladder |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 July 2026 |
| Model years | 2021-2026 |
| Vehicles named | WABASH ECONEX REFRIGERATED BODY |
What the notice says today
The defect
Wabash National Corporation (Wabash) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Econex Refrigerated Body vehicles. The side door stirrup steps are not properly secured and may detach.
The consequence
Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. Additionally, steps that detach while in transit increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Wabash will repair the stirrup steps, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed by September 3, 2026. Owners will receive another notice once remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Wabash customer service at 1-765-771-5404.
What it said before
This notice has been edited since it was first published. NHTSA shows only the current version. Both are below, read straight from the agency at the times shown, with the words that moved marked.
The remedy was rewritten
18 words added, 6 removed. The notice grew from 187 to 277 characters.
Wabash will repair the stirrup steps, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 4, 2026. Owners may contact Wabash customer service at 1-765-771-5404.
Wabash will repair the stirrup steps, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed by September 3, 2026. Owners will receive another notice once remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Wabash customer service at 1-765-771-5404.
Nothing above is our paraphrase. Both columns are the agency’s own text; only the marking is ours.
This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . The remedy was last reworded on , and both versions are held.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26V435, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v435/
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