| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V211000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GREAT DANE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19980101 - 19980831 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
4639 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990823 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990823 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Report Received Date: |
19990810 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990813 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN TRAILERS WITH SLIDE SUSPENSIONS. IMPROPERLY APPLIED WELD ATTACHMENT OF THE UPPER BOGIE RAILS TO TRAILER CROSSMEMBERS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
TRAILER TURN OVER OR A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REWELD THE RAIL ATTACHMENT WELDS AND INSTALL ATTACHMENT CLIPS/GUSSETS. |