NHTSA campaign 16V476000
Great Dane Recall 16V-476: Improperly Machined Trailer Spring Brake Valve
NHTSA recall 16V476000 was reported by Great Dane Trailers on June 28, 2016, with 13,509 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane DRY Freight Van, Great Dane Flatbed Trailer and Great Dane Reefer for model years 2015–2017. Owners were notified on September 9, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V476000 (also written 16V-476 or 16V476)
- Filed by
- Great Dane Trailers
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13,509 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V476000. 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 DRY Freight Van
Great Dane Flatbed Trailer
Great Dane Reefer
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V476000.
Defect description
Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Dry Freight Van, Reefer, and Flatbed trailers manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 4, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
Safety consequence
If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Great Dane will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2016. Owners may contact Great Dane Customer Service Department at 1-912-232-4471.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V476000
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.