The defect
Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain 2024 Champion and Everest dry van trailers equipped with Tire Pilot Plus-Electronic Regulator Control Unit assemblies. All 8 tires may experience a loss of tire pressure while driving faster than 45 mph.
The risk
Tire pressure loss while driving can cause a loss of stability and control or tire tread separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Great Dane will work with equipment manufacturer to replace and reactivate the Tire Pilot Plus system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 05, 2024. 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 | 2024 |
| Great Dane Everest | 2024 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
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 | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Great Dane Everest | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other tires recalls in 2023
14 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the tires; Great Dane Trailers filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 23V857000 18 Dec 2023 | PJ Trailers |
| 23V784000 21 Nov 2023 | Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 23V618000 5 Sept 2023 | Wilson Trailer Company |
| 23V602000 25 Aug 2023 | Fruehauf Inc. |
| 23V497000 19 Jul 2023 | Vanguard National Trailer Corporation |
| 23V492000 17 Jul 2023 | ST Engineering Hackney, Inc |
| 23V485000 11 Jul 2023 | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. |
| 23V468000 7 Jul 2023 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023