Recall · 26V656000
Great Dane Trailers recalled the Great Dane Champion over trailer hitches
Do not drive until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
69
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 6, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
TRAILER HITCHES
- The defect
- Great Dane Trailers (Great Dane) is recalling certain 2027 Champion dry van trailers. The upper coupler may have an incorrect bottom plate installed. The kingpin may protrude, preventing the trailer from coupling properly.
- What it can cause
- An improperly coupled trailer may detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised not to use their trailers until the repair is completed. Great Dane will inspect and replace the upper coupler assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 4, 2026. Owners may contact Great Dane's customer service at 1-877-369-3493.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dane Champion | 2027 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 69 vehicles this is a small campaign: 74% of the 19,880 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 472. It covers one model year, 2027, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Great Dane vehicles have been recalled over the trailer hitches 9 times before this, most recently in December 2024 as 24V922000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 26V708000 (equipment), 26V465000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Great Dane Trailers with NHTSA on October 6, 2026 as campaign 26V656000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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