Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V236000

Suspension

GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-12-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V236000

Suspension

Component
Suspension
Manufacturer
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected
374
Reported to NHTSA
1989-12-26
Owners notified
1989-12-18

Defect description

CRACKING OF OUTER 'C' CHANNELS OF SUSPENSION DUE TO OVERLOADING IN THE HANGER AND AIR ATTACHMENT AREAS.

Safety risk

CRACKING OF THE 'C' CHANNEL COULD CAUSE THE CROSSMEMBERSIN THE SUSPENSION SUBASSEMBLY TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE OUTER FRAME CHANNELS OF THEASSEMBLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

MANUFACTURER WILL INSTALL MODIFICATION TO STRENGHTHEN SUSPENSION SUBASSEMBLY.

Notes

SYSTEM: SUSPENSION.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILER, SEMI.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
GREAT DANE Trailer1989 1988 1987

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.