Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2002 Great Dane Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment1
001

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light03V394000
Filed Oct 3, 20035,890 vehiclesGreat Dane Limited Partnership

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX EC-30T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECU). IF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE SHORT IS NOT REPAIRED, THE HIGH SIDE POWER SWITCH INSIDE THE ECU THAT CONTROLS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME THERMALLY STRESSED AND EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Risk. IN AN OVER-CURRENT CONDITION IN THE ECU AND LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLE FIRE.

Remedy. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND ALSO PROVIDE A LABOR ALLOWANCE FOR THE REPAIR. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 OR GREAT DANE AT 1-800-633-4176.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment1 injured
Filed Aug 9, 2004OR

LANDING GEAR CRANK ON TRUCK-TRAILER BUCKED AND STRUCK USER'S HEAD CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. *JB (LAWYER PHILLIP GILBERT ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER THOMAS GRESHAM) *SC *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20120100Routine
20110200Routine
20101100Routine
20091300Routine
20080100Routine
20071200Routine
20064300Routine
20051300Routine
20041100Routine
20030100Routine
2002 — this page1100Routine
20011300Routine
20000500Routine
19994310Routine
19982510Routine
19971200Routine
19960400Routine
19950200Routine
19942310Routine
19930100Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 3, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.