Great Dane Dry Freight Semi-Trailer, model year 2015. Filed by Great Dane Trailers and reported to NHTSA on 22 May 2014. 35 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015 Dry Freight Semi-Trailers. The affected trailers may be missing a weld from the pintle hook to the bogie tube.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V275 cover?
- Great Dane Dry Freight Semi-Trailer, model year 2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015 Dry Freight Semi-Trailers. The affected trailers may be missing a weld from the pintle hook to the bogie tube.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The missing weld could result in trailer separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Great Dane has notified the affected owner, and Great Dane is inspecting the trailers and applying the missing welds, free of charge. The recall began in May 2014. Owners may contact Great Dane customer service at 1-877-369-3493.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The missing weld could result in trailer separation, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V275 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Great Dane Trailers |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 May 2014 |
| Model years | 2015-2015 |
| Vehicles named | GREAT DANE DRY FREIGHT SEMI-TRAILER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The missing weld could result in trailer separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Great Dane has notified the affected owner, and Great Dane is inspecting the trailers and applying the missing welds, free of charge. The recall began in May 2014. Owners may contact Great Dane customer service at 1-877-369-3493.
What it said before
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This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14V275, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v275/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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