By year
Owner complaints about Great Dane vehicles peaked at 1 in 2025
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Great Dane
The complete NHTSA record for Great Dane vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Great Dane recalls are filed by Great Dane Trailers, part of Great Dane.
Owner complaints in the last five years22 on file in all, across 13 models
Recall campaigns3718 in five years
Severity index100.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations0104 service bulletins
Components
Suspension draws the most owner complaints about Great Dane vehicles, 33% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Reefer has the most complaints of any Great Dane model
Every Great Dane model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reefer | 2015 to 2020 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 0 |
| DRY Freight VAN | 2015 to 2020 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Champion | 2016 to 2027 | 0 | None | 23 | 0 |
| Everest | 2019 to 2026 | 0 | None | 12 | 0 |
| Freedom | 2019 to 2022 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Flatbed Trailer | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Converter Dolly | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Everest SS | 2018 to 2026 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Truck Body | 2018 to 2020 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| DRY Freight Semi-Trailer | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Champion CL Drop Deck | 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Champion Composite DRY | 2019 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| VAN | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Great Dane product
- 26V-465 Jul 17, 2026
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 224, "Rear Impact Protection."
Structure · 11 vehicles - 26V-383 Jun 11, 2026
Deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform falling
Structure · 6 vehicles - 25V-848 Dec 9, 2025
Cylinder pin in the slide liftgate may be insufficiently lubricated, which can cause the pin to seize, resulting in lift gate failure
Structure · 3 vehicles - 25V-429 Jun 26, 2025
Roll-up door operator bolts may not have been properly tightened and increasing the force required to open or close the door
Structure · 444 vehicles - 25V-200 Mar 28, 2025
Tires may have been manufactured incorrectly with one of the three stabilizer ply belts applied in the wrong orientation
Tires · 16 vehicles - 24V-922 Dec 11, 2024
Missing kingpin welds may prevent the upper coupler from securely connecting the trailer
Structure · 225 vehicles - 24V-689 Sep 13, 2024
Rear impact guard may have been welded improperly
Equipment · 10 vehicles - 24V-637 Aug 23, 2024
Support gear bracing mounts may have been welded improperly
Equipment · 1,757 vehicles - 23V-852 Dec 15, 2023
VINs on the certification label may be incorrect
Equipment · 25 vehicles - 23V-839 Dec 12, 2023
Axle spindle nut may have been improperly tightened
Suspension · 346 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.