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Vehicle recall 11V216000 · April 1, 2011

Great Dane Reefer and Semi Van

Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
Great dane is recalling certain model year 2011 semi van and reefer trailers manufactured from October 15, 2010, through January 31, 2011 and equipped with gunite automatic air brake slack adjusters. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
Consequence
Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Great dane will notify owners and accuride/gunite will conduct the remedy for this campaign and replace the subject slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall began no April 20, 2011. Owners may contact accuride at 1-800-677-3786.
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
11V216000
Reported to NHTSA
April 1, 2011
Filed by
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Owner notification
April 20, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected
56
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Recall 11V216000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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