The defect
INADEQUATE REINFORCEMENT FOR KING PIN.
The risk
KING PIN COULD SEPARATE FROM TRAILER, FREEING THETRAILER TO TRAVEL UNSTEERED AND UNGUIDED, A HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES ANDPERSONS IN ITS PATH.
The remedy
REINFORCEMENT OF THE KING PIN SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND CHECK ALL EXISTING WELDS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN
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 Platform Trailer | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1987
24 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the suspension; GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 87V193000 18 Dec 1987 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 87V189000 14 Dec 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V148000 17 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 87V154000 16 Sept 1987 | BEALL TRANSLINER OF OREGN |
| 87V138000 4 Sept 1987 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 87V128000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V116000 28 Jul 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V094000 29 Jun 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987