| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V110000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GREAT DANE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PLATFORM TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19840601 - 19860501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
4500 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870801 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870801 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Report Received Date: |
19870716 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870721 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
INADEQUATE REINFORCEMENT FOR KING PIN. |
| Consequence Summary: |
KING PIN COULD SEPARATE FROM TRAILER, FREEING THETRAILER TO TRAVEL UNSTEERED AND UNGUIDED, A HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES ANDPERSONS IN ITS PATH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REINFORCEMENT OF THE KING PIN SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND CHECK ALL EXISTING WELDS. |