1998 Great Dane Trailer: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1998 Great Dane Trailer. The newest campaign is 02V304000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Nov 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V304000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reweld the rail attachment welds and install attachment clips/gussets. Owner notification began november 27, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact great dane at 1-877-369-3493.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 13,105 units in total.
- 02V304000Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
- 02V210004Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Check Valve
- 02V047000Trailer Hitches
- 01V138000Trailer Hitches
- 99V211000Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
02V304000Received . 8,195 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain van trailers with slide suspensions, improperly applied weld attachment of the upper bogie rails to trailer crossmembers.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Trailer turn over or a vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reweld the rail attachment welds and install attachment clips/gussets. Owner notification began november 27, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact great dane at 1-877-369-3493.
Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 356. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V210004Received .
Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Check Valve
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 fits down inside the body of the valve and is held in place by a steel snap ring. The recessed area allows accumulation of water, dirt, and/or chemicals to build up behind the snap ring to the point where it will no longer contain the guide pin resulting in a failure of the air valve.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Failure of the valve in an empty or lightly loaded trailer while the vehicle is in motion could result in a hard application of the spring brakes, possibly locking up the trailer wheels and resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Sealco will provide a repair kit and installation instructions to its customers free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact sealco at 602-253-1007 or great dane at 912-644-2100.
Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC..
02V047000Received . 140 units.
Trailer Hitches
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain trailers equipped with pintle hook assemblies may have unacceptable weld attachments to the trailers.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will correct the welds and also add a reinforcement package. Owner notification began march 21, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact prevost at 1-418-831-5432.
Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
01V138000Received . 131 units.
Trailer Hitches
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: trailers. These trailers fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." these trailers fail to provide primary continuous power to the rear pintle hook electrical connector for the anti-lock braking system as required by the standard.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A non-functioning trailer ABS could allow the trailer to skid, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add a wiring harness which will be run from the front nose electrical connector to the pintle hook electrical connector. Owner notification is expected to begin july 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact great dane at 1-912-644-2100.
Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V211000Received . 4,639 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: van trailers with slide suspensions. Improperly applied weld attachment of the upper bogie rails to trailer crossmembers.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Trailer turn over or a vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reweld the rail attachment welds and install attachment clips/gussets.
Report filed by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
2 complaints, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Apr 2007
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1998 Great Dane TrailerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Great Dane Trailer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/great-dane/trailer/1998/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Great Dane Trailer?
- 13,105 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Great Dane Trailer have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns for the Great Dane Trailer, model years 1987 to 2012. 5 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Great Dane Trailer name most often?
- Wheels: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Great Dane Trailer open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.