Recall campaign · NHTSA 91V163000

Trailer hitches

GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1991-09-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 91V163000

Trailer hitches

Component: Trailer hitches
Manufacturer: GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected: 654
Reported to NHTSA: 1991-09-09
Owners notified: 1991-10-14

Defect description

THE TOP WELD ON PINTLE HOOK CROSSTUBE ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED.

Safety risk

MISSING WELD COULD CAUSE THE PINTLE HOOK MOUNT TUBETO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER DURING OVER-THE-ROAD OPERATIONS, WHICH COULDRESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

APPLY ANY MISSING WELDS.

Notes

SYSTEM: PINTLE HOOK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEMI-TRAILERS.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
GREAT DANE VAN Trailer	1990 1989 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.