The defect
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."
The risk
If the rear impact guards to not stretch the required length, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | STRUCTURE
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 Lakes Drywall PUP | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Drywall PUP | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2016
58 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the structure.
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| 16V952000 27 Dec 2016 | Southwest Products |
| 16V908000 16 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V896000 14 Dec 2016 | DRV Suites |
| 16V898000 14 Dec 2016 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 16V893000 13 Dec 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V891000 12 Dec 2016 | Ducati North America |
| 16V867000 2 Dec 2016 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016