- Vehicles
- 5,045
- Built between
- Aug 2001 – May 2003
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2001 and May 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2002-2004 Great Dane Classic ReeferBuilt August 2001 to May 2003
- 2002-2004 Great Dane DRY VANBuilt August 2001 to May 2003
- 2002-2004 Great Dane P-ModelBuilt August 2001 to May 2003
- 2002-2004 Great Dane Super Seal ReeferBuilt August 2001 to May 2003
What the defect is
On certain vans and flatbed trailers equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, these brake drums could crack on the braking surface.
What could happen
This could result in reduction or complete loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
WEBB WHEEL WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2001 to May 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 2004
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 February 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 webb wheel at 1-800-633-3256 or great dane at 1-800-633-4176.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customer's can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.