NHTSA campaign 02V304000 · Great Dane campaign 356
Great Dane Recall 02V-304: GREAT DANE/WELD
NHTSA recall 02V304000 (Great Dane campaign 356) was reported by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. on November 12, 2002, with 8,195 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane Trailer for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on November 27, 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 02V304000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V304000 (also written 02V-304 or 02V304)
- Filed by
- GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
- Great Dane campaign number
- 356
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8,195 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V304000. 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 · Vehicles built September 1, 1998 – August 6, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V304000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VAN TRAILERS WITH SLIDE SUSPENSIONS, IMPROPERLY APPLIED WELD ATTACHMENT OF THE UPPER BOGIE RAILS TO TRAILER CROSSMEMBERS.
Safety consequence
TRAILER TURN OVER OR A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
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 02V304000
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.