Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V493000

Suspension

GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-10-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V493000

Suspension

Component
Suspension
Manufacturer
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Vehicles affected
650
Reported to NHTSA
2005-10-25

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VAN AND REFRIGERATED SEMI-TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TUTHILL SUSPENSIONS, MODEL 20/22AR AND RS3162, THE BEAM/AXLE PIVOT CONNECTION JOINT IS MIS-ALIGNED CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY WITH THE TRAILER ALLOWING THE TRAILER TO WANDER.

Safety risk

SHOULD THE TRAILER WANDER A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT NOTICE.

Manufacturer remedy

GREAT DANE IS WORKING WITH TUTHILL TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND PROVIDE FREE REMEDY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TUTHILL AT 800-753-0025 OR GREAT DANE AT 912-644-2100.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
GREAT DANE Trailer2006 2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.