Great Dane Platform Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 6 model years of the Great Dane Platform Trailer (1984–1989). The most-complained-about year is 1987.

Pick your Great Dane Platform Trailer model year

• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989

What Great Dane Platform Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1987 model year has the most, with 1.

• Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly1

All Great Dane Platform Trailer recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Great Dane Platform Trailer, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. King pin (suspension)

   NHTSA 89V117000 Reported July 18, 1989 31,446 vehicles potentially affected GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.

   The king pin that is used to join a trailer to the tractor at the couplings may fracture.

   Remedy: Replace trailer main beam (including the king pin).

   Model years: 1988, 1989

2. King pin (suspension)

   NHTSA 87V110000 Reported July 16, 1987 4,500 vehicles potentially affected GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.

   Inadequate reinforcement for king pin.

   Remedy: Reinforcement of the king pin support structure and check all existing welds.

   Model years: 1984, 1985, 1986

3. Frame and members (structure)

   NHTSA 84V005000 Reported January 17, 1984 38 vehicles potentially affected GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.

   One half inch x 6 inch bottom flanges may contain defective steel.

   Remedy: Inspect and test the quality of steel. Repairs will be made as necessary.

   Model years: 1984

Other Great Dane models

• Trailer21 complaints
• Van2 complaints
• Dry Freight van1 complaints
• Gcd1 complaints
• Great Dane1 complaints
• Reefer1 complaints
• Ssl1 complaints
• Super Seal1 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.