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2017 Great Dane Reefer Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2017 Great Dane Reefer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 13,509 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

PARKING BRAKE 16V476000 2016-06-28 13,509 affected
Defect

Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Dry Freight Van, Reefer, and Flatbed trailers manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 4, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the…

Consequence

If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

Great Dane will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2016. Owners may contact Great Dane Customer Service Department at 1-912-232-4471.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
1
1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1injuries
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“On september 16, 2025, I was operating a powered industrial forklift inside trailer no. [xxx]— a 2017 great dane refrigerated semi-trailer, vin [xxx] — during routine dock-loading operations at [xxx] of the t.g. Lee dairy / dfa dairy brands fluid facility, [xxx] . The trailer was detached from…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2025-09-16

“On september 16, 2025, I was operating a powered industrial forklift inside trailer no. [xxx]— a 2017 great dane refrigerated semi-trailer, vin [xxx] — during routine dock-loading operations at [xxx] of the t.g. Lee dairy / dfa dairy brands fluid facility, [xxx] . The trailer was detached from…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-09-16
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Great Dane Reefer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.