NHTSA campaign 99V211000
Great Dane Recall 99V-211: GREAT DANE/WELD
NHTSA recall 99V211000 was reported by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. on August 10, 1999, with 4,639 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Great Dane Trailer for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on August 23, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V211000 (also written 99V-211 or 99V211)
- Filed by
- GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,639 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V211000. 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
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V211000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN TRAILERS WITH SLIDE SUSPENSIONS. IMPROPERLY APPLIED WELD ATTACHMENT OF THE UPPER BOGIE RAILS TO TRAILER CROSSMEMBERS.
Safety consequence
TRAILER TURN OVER OR A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REWELD THE RAIL ATTACHMENT WELDS AND INSTALL ATTACHMENT CLIPS/GUSSETS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 23, 1999.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 GREAT DANE AT 1-800-633-4176.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 99V211000
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.