NHTSA campaign 02V047000

Great Dane Recall 02V-047: GREAT DANE/PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 02V047000 was reported by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. on February 1, 2002, with 140 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane Trailer for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on March 21, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V047000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V047000 (also written 02V-047 or 02V047)
Filed by
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
140 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Trailer Hitches
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V047000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Great Dane

  • Great Dane Trailer

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 1, 1998 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Great Dane recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V047000.

Defect description

CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH PINTLE HOOK ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE UNACCEPTABLE WELD ATTACHMENTS TO THE TRAILERS.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V047000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.