Model year record

1988 GREAT DANE Platform Trailer

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V117000

Suspension: front: king pin

Component
Suspension: front: king pin
Manufacturer
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected
31,446
Reported to NHTSA
1989-07-18
Owners notified
1989-08-14

Defect description

THE KING PIN THAT IS USED TO JOIN A TRAILER TO THE TRACTOR AT THE COUPLINGS MAY FRACTURE.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAILER SEPARATION FROM THETRACTOR, WITH POTENTIAL TO INJURE PEOPLE IN ITS PATH AND TO CRASH INTO OTHERVEHICLES.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE TRAILER MAIN BEAM (INCLUDING THE KING PIN).

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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