NHTSA campaign 03V216000

Great Dane Recall 03V-216: GREAT DANE/FIFTH WHEELS/FATIGUE CRACKS

NHTSA recall 03V216000 was reported by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. on June 9, 2003, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane GCD for model years 2002–2004.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V216000 (also written 03V-216 or 03V216)
Filed by: GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Report received: June 9, 2003
Potentially affected: 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V216000. 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 GCD
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 24, 2002 – March 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Great Dane recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V216000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.

Safety consequence

IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR CORRECTED IT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TOP PLATE FROM ITS MOUNTING STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET PINS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS 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 JOST INTERNATIONAL AT 616-846-7700 OR BY EMAIL TO [email protected] OR GREAT DANE AT 1-800-633-4176.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V216000

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.