By year
Owner complaints and recall campaigns about Great Lakes vehicles
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2011 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Great Lakes
The complete NHTSA record for Great Lakes vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Great Lakes recalls are filed by Great Lakes Manufacturing, part of Great Lakes.
Owner complaints in the last five years00 on file in all, across 12 models
Recall campaigns31 in five years
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Owner complaints by component
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Drywall PUP has the most complaints of any Great Lakes model
Every Great Lakes model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall PUP | 1998 to 2016 | 0 | None | 19 | 0 |
| PUP | 2002 to 2007 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| Crib Drop | 2002 to 2007 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Rail Chasis | 2003 to 2007 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Single Drop | 2002 to 2006 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Wallboard | 2002 to 2006 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Economy | 2005 to 2006 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Tandem 16' | 2021 to 2022 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Tandem 18' | 2021 to 2022 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Tandem 20' | 2021 to 2022 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Dump | 2002 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| TAG Along | 2003 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Great Lakes product
- 22V-366 May 20, 2022
Coupler was improperly welded, which may cause the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle
Equipment · 20 vehicles - 16V-286 May 11, 2016
Rear impact guards on the affected trailers do not extend within 4" of the side of the vehicle
Structure · 360 vehicles - 11V-512 Oct 13, 2011
Msqr 5000 does not contain the requisite antilock brake system or warning light and thus fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor…
Brakes · 226 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.