NHTSA recall 89V117000
Suspension › Front › King pin
Great Dane Platform Trailer and 1 more
Reported Jul 18, 198931,446 vehicles affectedGREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.Built Jun 1, 1987 – Aug 1, 1989
The defect
The king pin that IS used to join a trailer to the tractor at the couplings may fracture.
The risk
This could result in trailer separation from thetractor, with potential to injure people in its path and to crash into othervehicles.
The remedy
Replace trailer main beam (including the king pin).