GREAT DANE TRAILER 1987: SUSPENSION

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 89V236000

Make Model Year
GREAT DANE TRAILER 1987
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1989-12-18 1989-12-26 1990-01-04

Production Dates: 1987-01-01 - 1989-12-01

Manufacturers Involved: Great Dane Trailers

Component: SUSPENSION

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 374

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

CRACKING OF OUTER 'C' CHANNELS OF SUSPENSION DUE TO OVERLOADING IN THE HANGER AND AIR ATTACHMENT AREAS.

Consequence

CRACKING OF THE 'C' CHANNEL COULD CAUSE THE CROSSMEMBERSIN THE SUSPENSION SUBASSEMBLY TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE OUTER FRAME CHANNELS OF THEASSEMBLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

MANUFACTURER WILL INSTALL MODIFICATION TO STRENGHTHEN SUSPENSION SUBASSEMBLY.

Notes

SYSTEM: SUSPENSION.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILER, SEMI.