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Great Lakes Manufacturing rear impact guards on the affected trailers do not extend within 4" of the side of the vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 16V-286 · Reported May 11, 2016 · 360 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Great Lakes Manufacturing
VEHICLES AFFECTED
360
REMEDY
Great Lakes will notify owners, and dealers will retrofit a new rear impact guard, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Great Lakes Manufacturing Inc. reported a problem with the body bumpers. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The rear impact guards on the affected trailers do not extend within 4" of the side of the vehicle. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 224, "Rear Impact Protection."

WHY IT MATTERS

If the rear impact guards to not stretch the required length, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Great Lakes will notify owners, and dealers will retrofit a new rear impact guard, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-286.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-286

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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