Model year

1997 Great Dane Trailer

Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jan 27, 2000 to Jan 27, 2000.

Recalls (2)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year2308 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints1Close to the median 1997 vehicle

Severity index100.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1997 Great Dane Trailer peaked in 2000, 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.

Components

100% of complaints about the 1997 Great Dane Trailer name structure

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 1997 Great Dane Trailer

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 1997 Great Dane Trailer
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
02V-210-004	Aug 15, 2002	On certain trailers equipped with spring brake control valve assemblies, there is a recessed area on top of the valve in which a brass guide pin…	Brakes	Not reported	Repair or modification
97V-239-001	Dec 30, 1997	Vehicle description: heavy duty truck trailers equipped with axle assemblies built by eaton	Suspension	308	Inspection

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1997 Great Dane Trailer

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 Jan 27, 2000Failure Jul 1, 1999Denver, COFrame and membersCrash
THE DEFECT IN THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY OF THE TRAILER BROKE CAUSED THE AXLE AND WHEELS TO COME OFF RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH
NHTSA complaint 550608

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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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.

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