NHTSA campaign 97V239001

Great Dane Recall 97V239001: GREAT DANE/EATON/TRAILER AXLE LUBRICATION

NHTSA recall 97V239001 was reported by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. on December 30, 1997, with 308 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane Trailer for model years 1996–1997.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V239001
Filed by: GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Report received: December 30, 1997
Potentially affected: 308 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Wheel Bearing

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V239001. 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
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built September 1, 1996 – December 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V239001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCK TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AXLE ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY EATON. THE GREASE LUBRICATION VOLUME LEVEL SPECIFIED FOR THESE TRAILER AXLES IS INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE PROPER LUBRICATION TO THE OUTER WHEEL END BEARING ASSEMBLY.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING SYSTEM RESULTING IN WHEEL END BURN UP OR LOSS OF WHEEL END EQUIPMENT.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY EATON. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE TRAILER AXLES AND ADD LUBRICANT IF NECESSARY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 8, 1997. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR TRAILERS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT EATON AT 1-616-342-3099 OR GREAT DANE AT 1-912-644-2260. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V239001

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.