The defect
THE TOP WELD ON PINTLE HOOK CROSSTUBE ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED.
The risk
MISSING WELD COULD CAUSE THE PINTLE HOOK MOUNT TUBETO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER DURING OVER-THE-ROAD OPERATIONS, WHICH COULDRESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
APPLY ANY MISSING WELDS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Dane Van Trailer | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 Van Trailer | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Van Trailer | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Van Trailer | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Van Trailer | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1991
3 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the trailer hitches; GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 91V209000 2 Dec 1991 | TRACKER MARINE CORP. |
| 91V120000 24 Jun 1991 | ONAN, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991