There have been 3 safety recalls for the Great Dane Platform Trailer. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Great Dane Platform Trailer.
This could result in trailer separation from thetractor, with potential to injure people in its path and to crash into othervehicles.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1988 Great Dane Platform Trailer, 1989 Great Dane Platform Trailer, 1988 Great Dane VAN, 1989 Great Dane VAN |
| Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN |
| Recall Summary: The king pin that is used to join a trailer to the tractor at the couplings may fracture. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
King pin could separate from trailer, freeing thetrailer to travel unsteered and unguided, a hazard to other vehicles andpersons in its path.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer, 1985 Great Dane Platform Trailer, 1986 Great Dane Platform Trailer |
| Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN |
| Recall Summary: Inadequate reinforcement for king pin. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Recalled Vehicles: 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer |
| Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Recall Summary: One half inch x 6 inch bottom flanges may contain defective steel. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Jul. 18, 1989 | Suspension:front:king Pin | 31,446 |
| Jul. 16, 1987 | Suspension:front:king Pin | 4,500 |
| Jan. 17, 1984 | Structure:frame And Members | 38 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 1989 Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1 |
| 1988 Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1 |
| 1986 Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1 |
| 1985 Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1 |
| 1984 Great Dane Platform Trailer | 2 |