Recall Register

1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer. The newest campaign is 87V110000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jul 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / King Pin. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 87V110000, in the NHTSA record

Reinforcement of the king pin support structure and check all existing welds.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,538 units in total.

  1. 87V110000Received . 4,500 units.

    Suspension / Front / King Pin

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Inadequate reinforcement for king pin.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    King pin could separate from trailer, freeing thetrailer to travel unsteered and unguided, a hazard to other vehicles andpersons in its path.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reinforcement of the king pin support structure and check all existing welds.

    Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 84V005000Received . 38 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    One half inch x 6 inch bottom flanges may contain defective steel.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspect and test the quality of steel. Repairs will be made as necessary.

    Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC..

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19842
  2. 19851
  3. 19861
  4. 19870
  5. 19881
  6. 19891

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/great-dane/platform-trailer/1984/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer?
4,538 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Great Dane Platform Trailer have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Great Dane Platform Trailer, model years 1984 to 1989. 2 of them name the 1984 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.