Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Dry Freight Van, Reefer, and Flatbed trailers manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 4, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been...
Manufacturer safety record
Great Dane Problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA holds 30 owner complaints and 26 recalls for Great Dane vehicles from 1987 to 2017. The most complained-about model is the Trailer (21 complaints).
- Complaints
- 30
- Recalls
- 26
- Crashes
- 4
- Fires
- 4
- Injuries
- 3
- Deaths
- 0
Great Dane models
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | 1987-2012 | 21 | 21 |
| Reefer | 2015-2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Flatbed Trailer | 2013-2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Van | 1995-2015 | 2 | 1 |
| DRY Freight Van | 2015-2017 | 1 | 1 |
| GCD | 2002-2004 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Dane | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| Platform Trailer | 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| Refrigerated Trailer | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| SSL | 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Super Seal | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
All time
Most complained-about Great Dane vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 Great Dane Trailer | 4 | 3 | F |
| 2 | 2006 Great Dane Trailer | 4 | 3 | F |
| 3 | 1998 Great Dane Trailer | 2 | 5 | F |
| 4 | 1994 Great Dane Trailer | 2 | 3 | F |
| 5 | 1995 Great Dane Van | 2 | 0 | - |
| 6 | 1995 Great Dane Great Dane | 1 | 0 | - |
| 7 | 1997 Great Dane Trailer | 1 | 2 | D |
| 8 | 2001 Great Dane Trailer | 1 | 3 | D |
| 9 | 2002 Great Dane Trailer | 1 | 1 | C |
| 10 | 2004 Great Dane GCD | 1 | 1 | D |
| 11 | 2004 Great Dane Trailer | 1 | 1 | B |
| 12 | 2005 Great Dane Trailer | 1 | 3 | D |
| 13 | 2005 Great Dane SSL | 1 | 0 | - |
| 14 | 1987 Great Dane Platform Trailer | 1 | 0 | - |
| 15 | 1987 Great Dane Trailer | 1 | 1 | B |
Latest Great Dane recalls
Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Reefer semi trailers manufactured December 19, 2013, to June 28, 2015, and equipped with certain Meritor EX225L2, EX225L+, or Bendix ADB22X axles. The affected axle assemblies have...
Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015 Reefer and Van Trailers manufactured March 3, 2014, to February 24, 2015, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators manufactured January 9, 2014, to...
Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 flatbed trailers. In the affected trailers, the brackets used to store aluminum J-hook cargo restraint plates may break and allowing the cargo restraint plates that are stored on the...
Great dane is recalling certain 2009 through 2012 refrigerated semi-trailers built with a particular design side door ramp bracket installation. If the bracket clip fastener fails, the ramp could become disengaged from the trailer.
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...
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data