The defect
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.
The risk
IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR CORRECTED IT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TOP PLATE FROM ITS MOUNTING STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET PINS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. 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 JOST INTERNATIONAL AT 616-846-7700 OR BY EMAIL TO RECALL@JOSTINTERNATIONAL.COM OR GREAT DANE AT 1-800-633-4176.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Dane GCD | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dane GCD | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane GCD | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane GCD | 2004 | 1 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2003
12 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the trailer hitches; GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 03V440000 4 Nov 2003 | NUWA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 03V406000 16 Oct 2003 | TRAIL KING |
| 03V330000 3 Sept 2003 | GULF STREAM COACH INC. |
| 03V220000 18 Jun 2003 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 03V227000 17 Jun 2003 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 03V219000 16 Jun 2003 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 03V208000 4 Jun 2003 | WABASH NATIONAL CORP. |
| 03V204000 30 May 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003