Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2005 Great Dane SSL peaked in 2009, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2005 Great Dane SSL
Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Feb 12, 2009 to Feb 12, 2009.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Below the median 2005 trailer
Severity index0.02005 trailers average 7.0
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Components
100% of complaints about the 2005 Great Dane SSL name wheels
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 2005 Great Dane SSL
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2005 Great Dane SSL
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Feb 12, 2009Failure Feb 11, 2009400,000 milesBonsboro, MDWheels
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GREAT DANE SSL VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR VALVES POP UP MANUALLY AND RELEASE THE PINS. AS A RESULT, THE REAR TANDUMS SLIDE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD CRASH COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE PINS THAT HOLD THE REAR WHEEL TANDUM ASSEMBLY IN PLACE SLID BACKWARDS. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR VALVES FAILED AND CAUSED THE TANDUMS TO SLIDE OPEN, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PART ON SIGHT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CONTINUED MAKING REPAIRS. HE BELIEVES THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 400,000.
NHTSA complaint 10258463
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
No manufacturer communications on file
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.