2007 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer & 2007 Great Dane VAN recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trailers, during manufacture, some of the pipe fittings were drilled too deep, resulting in a thin wall in the male pipe thread. The male pipe thread may break off during or after assembly.
💥 The risk
If the fitting fails while in use, the air brake system could depressurize, causing the brakes to engage suddenly, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will quarantine the vehicles and replace defective fitting free of charge. The recall began on december 21, 2006. Owners may contact great dane at 1-800-633-4176.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V448000
- Manufacturer
- GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Vehicles affected
- 5,671
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-633-4176
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 21, 2006
- Built
- May 25, 2006 – Aug 14, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.