NHTSA campaign 08V678000
Great Dane Recall 08V-678: KING PIN FAILURES
NHTSA recall 08V678000 was reported by GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP on December 18, 2008, with 2,335 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane Trailer for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on February 6, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V678000 (also written 08V-678 or 08V678)
- Filed by
- GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,335 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V678000. 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
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 9, 2004 – November 18, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V678000.
Defect description
GREAT DANE IS RECALLING 2,335 MY 2005 DRY FREIGHT SEMI-TRAILERS. THE KINGPINS CAN BREAK OFF AS THE TRACTORS WERE ATTEMPTING TO COUPLE TO THE TRAILERS.
Safety consequence
IF A KINGPIN WERE TO BREAK OFF DURING OVER THE ROAD OPERATION, IT COULD RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TRACTOR WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE KINGPINS FOR LOT/HEAT CODE. ALL TRAILERS IDENTIFIED WITH KINGPINS WITHIN THE SUSPECTED LOT AND HEAT CODE WILL BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND SCHEDULED FOR FIELD TESTING. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GREAT DANE AT 1-877-369-3493 OR E-MAIL AT <A HREF=HTTP://[email protected]>HTTP://[email protected]</A> .
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V678000
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.