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Great Lakes Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1998–2022

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Great Lakes model year it names.
0
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Great Lakes model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
3
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
12
21 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Great Lakes. Our database also holds 3 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Great Lakes model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Great Lakes models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Great Lakes models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Crib Drop2002–200701
Drywall Pup1998–201601
Dump200201
Economy2005–200601
Pup2002–200701
Rail Chasis2003–200701
Single Drop2002–200601
Tag Along200301
Tandem 16'2021–202201
Tandem 18'2021–202201
Tandem 20'2021–202201
Wallboard2002–200601

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 3 newest campaigns covering a Great Lakes vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
22V3660003 Great Lakes models

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER; TRAILER HITCHESJoe's Trailer Mfg. (Joe's) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Great Lakes Tandem 16', 18' and 20' trailers. The coupler was improperly welded, which may cause the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle.

16V286000Drywall Pup

STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERSGreat Lakes Manufacturing Inc. (Great Lakes) is recalling certain model year 1998-2016 Drywall Pup trailers manufactured January 1, 1998, to April 29, 2016. 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."

11V5120008 Great Lakes models

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHTGREAT LAKES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2007 TRAILERS, EQUIPPED WITH THE MSQR 5000 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE REGULATOR/QUICK RELEASE VALVE DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE MSQR 5000 DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUISITE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OR WARNING LIGHT AND THUS FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." SEE THE ABOVE LIST FOR THE MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Great Lakes model year

Data sources