NHTSA campaign 04V053000

Great Dane Recall 04V-053: GREAT DANE/WEBB WHEEL/BRAKE DRUMS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V053000 was reported by GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP on February 5, 2004, with 5,045 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane Classic Refrigerated Trailer, Great Dane DRY Van, Great Dane P-Model and more for model years 2002–2004.

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 04V053000 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: 04V053000 (also written 04V-053 or 04V053)
Filed by: GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Report received: February 5, 2004
Potentially affected: 5,045 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Drum

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V053000. 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 Classic Refrigerated Trailer
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2001 – May 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Great Dane DRY Van
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2001 – May 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Great Dane P-Model
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2001 – May 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Great Dane Super Seal Refrigerated Trailer
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2001 – May 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Great Dane recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V053000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VANS AND FLATBED TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH WEBB WHEEL PLATINUM SERIES BRAKE DRUMS, THESE BRAKE DRUMS COULD CRACK ON THE BRAKING SURFACE.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCTION OR COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WEBB WHEEL WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS. 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 WEBB WHEEL AT 1-800-633-3256 OR GREAT DANE AT 1-800-633-4176.

Notes

CUSTOMER'S 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 04V053000

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.