2015 Great Dane Flatbed Trailer problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Parking Brake 2016-06-28 · campaign 16V476000 · 13,509 vehicles
Defect: 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 improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
Risk: If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Great Dane will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2016. Owners may contact Great Dane Customer Service Department at 1-912-232-4471.
Structure 2014-03-11 · campaign 14V113000 · 1,008 vehicles
Defect: 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 bracket to fall from the trailer.
Risk: If the bracket breaks, the falling restraint plates may become a road hazard for drivers of other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Great Dane will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective brackets with a newly designed bracket, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2014. Owners may contact Great Dane at 1-800-633-4176.
Service bulletins (9)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure 2018-11-28 · 1GR-00120-08 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this e-mail informs specific great dane factory branches to inspect extendable flatbeds for a specific customers operation for possible damage of the forward assembly mainbeam webs
Structure 2018-05-24 · 1GR-00015-08 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
field repair procedure to address stress cracks in main rails
Equipment 2017-11-08 · 1GR-00013-08 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
inspection & field repair procedure to address broken deck screws
Structure 2016-08-01 · Customer Notice · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customer notice - truck body front crossmember channels
Suspension 2016-01-11 · CL-15V-841 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
meritor mpa suspension with exl225l & bendix disc brake - caliper bolts
Unknown Or Other 2015-06-15 · TSB-469 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
great dane: information on new warranty policy for seal and seal ring and for analysis must be returned for inspection and to determined seal ring wear pattern and cause of failure. no model or years listed. *pe
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What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.