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Great Dane Champion and Everest Van Trailers

Champion and Everest van trailers have landing gear k-brace welds that may fail, causing the landing gear to collapse and increasing injury risk.

Summary by Recall Canary from the NHTSA notice

What happened

Great Dane Trailers is recalling certain 2027 Champion and Everest van trailers because the trailer landing gear k-brace welds may fail, resulting in the landing gear collapsing. A trailer landing gear that collapses increases the risk of injury. The recall covers 6,810 vehicles and was reported to NHTSA on October 23, 2026.

Great Dane will inspect and replace the landing gear k-brace as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 22, 2026.

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What to do

If you own a vehicle in this recall:

  1. Check your VIN (vehicle identification number) at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
  2. Great Dane will inspect and replace the landing gear k-brace as necessary, free of charge.
  3. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 22, 2026. You may contact Great Dane's customer service at 1-877-369-3493.
  4. Watch your mail.

What you get Free repair

Full text from NHTSA

Great Dane will inspect and replace the landing gear k-brace as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 22, 2026. Owners may contact Great Dane's customer service at 1-877-369-3493.

Is your Great Dane affected?

2 models

These models and years may be affected.

Model years
2027

Great Dane

  • Champion
  • Everest

Your VIN confirms it. Find the 17-character VIN on the driver's side of the dashboard or on your registration card.

Check your VIN on nhtsa.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recall details

Reported to NHTSA
Status
Open
Weekly archive
Listed the week of Oct 19, 2026
Sold in
Nationwide
Manufacturer
Great Dane Trailers
Component
Vehicle equipment defect
Risk

No NHTSA driving warning

How risk is rated

NHTSA campaign number
26V708000
Vehicles affected
6,810
Repair cost
Free of charge
Owner letters expected
Manufacturer phone
1-877-369-3493

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Timeline

  1. Reported to NHTSA

  2. Added to Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 31, 2026 · primary source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (opens in a new tab)