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2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer Recalls & Complaints

The 2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Great Dane dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer, describing incidents dated September 16, 2025.

Most-cited components

Structure 1 complaint
Unknown or Other 1 complaint

The complaint on file reports 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11741673 · Filed June 2, 2026
On September 16, 2025, I was operating a powered industrial forklift inside Trailer No. [XXX]— a 2017 Great Dane refrigerated semi-trailer, VIN [XXX] — during routine dock-loading operations at [XXX] of the T.G. Lee Dairy / DFA Dairy Brands Fluid facility, [XXX] . The trailer was detached from its…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Defect Petition DP26-012: Evaluate landing gear collapse on 2017 Great Dane refrigerated trailers with Jost landing gear.
Open since October 23, 2026

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

Improperly Machined Trailer Spring Brake Valve

NHTSA #16V476000 · Parking Brake · NHTSA notice

Reported June 28, 2016 · Great Dane Trailers

Potentially affected: 13,509 vehicles

Owners notified September 9, 2016 · Vehicles built January 1, 2014 – March 4, 2016 (per NHTSA)

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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer.

Structure; Unknown or Other

ODI #11741673

1 injury

Incident: September 16, 2025 · Filed: June 2, 2026

On September 16, 2025, I was operating a powered industrial forklift inside Trailer No. [XXX]— a 2017 Great Dane refrigerated semi-trailer, VIN [XXX] — during routine dock-loading operations at [XXX] of the T.G. Lee Dairy / DFA Dairy Brands Fluid facility, [XXX] . The trailer was detached from its tractor, stationary, dock-locked, and wheel-chocked in the standard configuration for loading. Without prior warning, visible deformation, or any indication of structural distress, the right front K-bracket supporting the trailer’s JOST International Corporation landing gear failed structurally. The right landing gear leg collapsed, the trailer tipped to the right, and the front right nose of the trailer impacted the ground. I was thrown against the interior wall of the trailer and sustained cervical, thoracic, and lumbar injuries resulting in days away from work and ongoing medical treatment. The landing gear system installed on this trailer has been identified as a JOST International Corporation product (Grand Haven, Michigan). Identification is confirmed by: (1) the repair invoice of J-KO Mobile Semi Trailer Services, Inc., dated September 19, 2025, reflecting fabrication and installation of a replacement K-brace and identifying the trailer make as Great Dane; (2) the fleet operator’s internal communications identifying JOST landing gear in connection with Trailer No. [XXX] and the incident; and (3) written acknowledgment by JOST International Corporation’s legal counsel dated May 21, 2026, that the trailer collapse resulted from a failure of the JOST landing gear. Prior to the failure, the subject trailer was inspected twice on the date of the incident Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports completed at 3:30 AM and 10:55 AM on September 16, 202 both of which reflected “No Defect” for the landing gear. The fleet operator’s fleet maintenance department reviewed the preceding 90 days of DVIRs and 180 days of preventive maintenance INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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