Great Dane recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
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 caliper bolts that may not have been properly tightened, allowing the caliper mounting bolts to back out and the caliper to detach from the axle flange.
What could happen
If the caliper detaches from the axle flange, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Great Dane will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the caliper bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2016. Owners may contact Great Dane customer service at 1-912-232-4471, or Meritor customer service at 1-866-668-7221.
Vehicles covered
- Great Dane Refrigerated Trailer 2015–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V841000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Great Dane Trailers
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 15, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jan 11, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 63
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Dec 19, 2013 to Jun 28, 2015
- Part
- Service brakes, air › Disc › Caliper
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Great Dane recall: Parking brake Jun 28, 2016
- Great Dane recall: Parking brake Jan 22, 2015
- Great Dane recall: Service brakes, air Apr 1, 2011
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.