The defect
THE CHAIN TIE ANCHOR MOUNTING WELDS CAN CRACK AND/OR THE CHAIN TIE CAN PULL OUT FROM THE CROSSMEMBER.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE CHAIN TIE ANCHOR CONNECTION CAN ALLOW A LOAD SECURED TO THE CHAIN TIE TO SHIFT, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE CHAIN TIE ANCHORS MOUNTED TO THE ALUMINUM CROSSMEMBERS TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL FASTENING TO THE CROSSMEMBER AND ADDITIONAL WELDING AND REINFORCEMENT OF THE CHAIN TIE ANCHORS ON STEEL CROSSMEMBERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Great Dane Trailer | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
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 Trailer | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Trailer | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Trailer | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Dane Trailer | 1994 | 2 | 3 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1995
4 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the trailer hitches; GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 95V045001 27 Mar 1995 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 95V045002 1 Mar 1995 | MYCO TRAILERS, INC. |
| 95V010000 27 Jan 1995 | MONON CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995