Fontaine Trailer 1998
Model Trailer made in 1998 by Fontaine got 1 recall. There was one recall concerning trailer hitches .
Model 1998
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| TRAILER HITCHES | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V159000 | FONTAINE TRAILER | from 05/01/1997 to 01/31/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 50 | 07/22/1998 | MFR | FONTAINE TRAILER COMPANY | 07/15/1998 | 07/20/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: platform trailers equipped with king pins marked with cha, chn, & chp and supplied to fontaine by tefaco. the king pin separates as soon as the trailer is applied, allowing the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a trailer separates from the towing vehicle, a crash or property damage could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the defective king pins. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during july 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact fontaine trailer at 1-800-821-6535, or tefaco at 1-732-651-7166. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||