NHTSA recall campaign
89V117000
ManufacturerGREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.Reported1989-07-18Affected31,446 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE KING PIN THAT IS USED TO JOIN A TRAILER TO THE TRACTOR AT THE COUPLINGS MAY FRACTURE.
Risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAILER SEPARATION FROM THETRACTOR, WITH POTENTIAL TO INJURE PEOPLE IN ITS PATH AND TO CRASH INTO OTHERVEHICLES.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE TRAILER MAIN BEAM (INCLUDING THE KING PIN).
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