GREAT DANE TRAILER 2009: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 11V023000

Make Model Year
GREAT DANE TRAILER 2009
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2011-01-31 2011-01-19 2011-01-25

Manufacturers Involved: Great Dane Trailers

Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 121

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

GREAT DANE IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2007 THROUGH 2009 SEMI-TRAILER VANS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR TL AXLES SHIPPED BETWEEN APRIL 2005 THROUGH JULY 2008. THE SPINDLE NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED OR NOT TORQUED AT ALL ALLOWING EXCESSIVE END-PLAY IN THE WHEEL-END SYSTEM THAT COULD PROGRESS TO A WHEEL SEPARATION.

Consequence

SEPARATION OF A WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE WILL REDUCE THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

GREAT DANE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND RECALL REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY ARVINMERITOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GREAT DANE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-369-3493 OR ARVINMERITOR AT 1-248-435-1725.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .