Great Dane Everest Ss, model year 2018. Filed by Great Dane Trailers and reported to NHTSA on 27 March 2017. 34 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain 2018 Everest SS refrigerated trailers. A plug for the front brake chamber service port may not have been properly tightened, possibly reducing the service brake pressure.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V211 cover?
- Great Dane Everest SS, model year 2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain 2018 Everest SS refrigerated trailers. A plug for the front brake chamber service port may not have been properly tightened, possibly reducing the service brake pressure.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A reduction of service brake pressure can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Great Dane will tighten the diagnostic tee pipe plug or remove the tee. The recall began on April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Great Dane customer service at 1-912-232-4471.
- 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: “A reduction of service brake pressure can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V211 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Great Dane Trailers |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Air |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 March 2017 |
| Model years | 2018-2018 |
| Vehicles named | GREAT DANE EVEREST SS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A reduction of service brake pressure can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Great Dane will tighten the diagnostic tee pipe plug or remove the tee. The recall began on April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Great Dane customer service at 1-912-232-4471.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 353 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, air. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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Other Great Dane notices we hold
- 26V465: 2027 Champion dry van trailers The trailers may have been produced without the installation of the rear impact guard extension channels
- 26V383: 2026 Champion dry van trailers
- 25V848: 2024-2025 Champion trailers
- 25V429: 2026 Champion dry van trailers
- 25V200: 2025-2026 Champion Dry Van trailers equipped with Bridgestone R123 Ecopia tires, size 295/75R22
- 24V922: 2025 Champion Dry Freight trailers
- 24V689: 2025 Champion Dry Van trailers
- 24V637: 2025 Everest SS refrigerated trailers
All 38 Great Dane campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 17V211 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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