The defect
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Wabash National Supreme Dry Freight Body vehicles equipped with certain Maxon GPTLR and GPTWR liftgates. A license plate light may have been installed that aims rearward and not towards the license plate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
A license plate light aimed toward other drivers may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Supreme will work with Maxon to provide replacement license plate kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 19, 2022. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-844-352-4921.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Supreme DRY Freight Body | 2019, 2020 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme DRY Freight Body | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Supreme DRY Freight Body | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2021
65 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the structure; Supreme Corporation filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 21V986000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V959000 10 Dec 2021 | Stainless Tank and Equipment Co., LLC |
| 21V951000 9 Dec 2021 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 21V947000 8 Dec 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V934000 1 Dec 2021 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 21V902000 19 Nov 2021 | Aluminum Trailer Company (ATC) |
| 21V881000 12 Nov 2021 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 21V845000 29 Oct 2021 | Thor Motor Coach |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021