NHTSA vehicle safety data
1998 Great Lakes Drywall Pup Recalls & Complaints
The 1998 Great Lakes Drywall Pup has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 1998 Great Lakes Drywall Pup. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Great Lakes dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1998 Great Lakes Drywall Pup. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Rear Impact Guards not Wide Enough/FMVSS 224
NHTSA #16V286000 · Structure — Body — Bumpers · NHTSA notice
Reported May 11, 2016 · Great Lakes Manufacturing Inc.
Potentially affected: 360 vehicles
Repair completion: 63.06% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Owners notified June 29, 2016 · Vehicles built January 1, 1998 – April 29, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
Great Lakes Manufacturing Inc. (Great Lakes) is recalling certain model year 1998-2016 Drywall Pup trailers manufactured January 1, 1998, to April 29, 2016. The rear impact guards on the affected trailers do not extend within 4" of the side of the vehicle. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 224, "Rear Impact Protection."
Safety consequence
If the rear impact guards to not stretch the required length, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Great Lakes will notify owners, and dealers will retrofit a new rear impact guard, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2016. Owners may contact Great Lakes customer service at 1-920-842-2012.
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.
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