By model year
The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 4
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Great Dane Trailer
Every Great Dane Trailer model year on file, 1987 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years217 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years251987 to 2012
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins7Summed across model years
Components
Brakes leads the Great Dane Trailer complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Great Dane Trailer model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | Trailer | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Trailer | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Trailer | 4 | 0.0 | 400 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Trailer | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Trailer | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 1 | 100.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | Trailer | 4 | 50.0 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Trailer | 2 | 50.0 | 200 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 1 | 100.0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Trailer | 2 | 100.0 | 200 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Trailer | 1 | 0.0 | None | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Great Dane Trailer
- 11V-093 Feb 10, 2011
If the bracket clip fastener fails, the ramp could become disengaged from the trailer
Structure · 320 vehicles - 11V-023 Jan 19, 2011
Spindle nut may not have been properly torqued or not torqued at all allowing excessive end-play in the wheel-end system that could progress to a…
Powertrain · 121 vehicles - 10V-501 Oct 21, 2010
Suspect systems may have missing welds at the interface of the lower seat bracket and axle beam
Suspension · 423 vehicles - 09V-199 Jun 2, 2009
Rubber diaphragm inside the qrv may experience delamination resulting in significant levels of air pressure leakage past and/or through the…
Brakes · 43 vehicles - 08V-678 Dec 18, 2008
Kingpins can break off as the tractors were attempting to couple to the trailers
Trailer hitches · 2,335 vehicles - 07V-461 Sep 28, 2007
On certain trailers, stainless steel mounting bolts of a lesser grade were used in lieu of the standard grade 8 carbon steel bolts to attach the…
Trailer hitches · 53 vehicles - 07V-406 Sep 6, 2007
On certain federal express (fed-ex) trucks equipped with haldex antilock brake system (abs) electronic control unit (ecu) valves, the valves need…
Brakes · 180 vehicles - 05V-493 Oct 25, 2005
On certain van and refrigerated semi-trailers equipped with tuthill suspensions, model 20/22ar and rs3162, the beam/axle pivot connection joint is…
Suspension · 650 vehicles - 03V-394 Oct 3, 2003
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu)
Brakes · 5,890 vehicles - 02V-304 Nov 12, 2002
On certain van trailers with slide suspensions, improperly applied weld attachment of the upper bogie rails to trailer crossmembers
Trailer hitches · 8,195 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.