The defect
Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Everest, Champion, and Freedom trailers. The screws that secure the bracket cover and end cover of the iABS unit may have been improperly tightened, which can allow the screws to loosen and back out, resulting in a loss of pressure in the unit.
The risk
Pressure loss in the iABS unit can cause a loss of brake function, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the iABS unit serial number, and replace if serial number is on the list, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Great Dane customer service at 1-877-369-3493.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Dane Champion | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Great Dane Everest | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Great Dane Freedom | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
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 Champion | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Champion | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Dane Champion | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Great Dane Everest | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Dane Everest | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Dane Everest | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Great Dane Freedom | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Freedom | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Freedom | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2021
58 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Great Dane Trailers filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 21V974000 16 Dec 2021 | Arrow Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 21V940000 3 Dec 2021 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 21V937000 2 Dec 2021 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 21V933000 1 Dec 2021 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 21V936000 1 Dec 2021 | Kia Motors America |
| 21V922000 23 Nov 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V890000 17 Nov 2021 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 21V853000 3 Nov 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021