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 - FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V289000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 04/07/2010 to 03/07/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 2281 | ODI | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 05/18/2011 | 05/19/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Dtna is recalling certain model year 2011 business class m2, and coronado, model year 2011-2012 cascadia vehicles equipped with fontaine ultra lt fifth wheels and manufactured from april 7, 2010, through march 7, 2011. during the coupling process on vehicles equipped with pre-modification fontaine ultra lt fifth wheels, it is possible for the driver to partially close the fifth wheel lock, and if relying on a tug test (pull test), and not performing the required visual inspection, think that the fifth wheel lock is properly coupled to the trailer king pin, when in fact, it is not. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the tractor is not fully connected to the trailer, the trailer may disengage while in use, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Fontaine notified owners in february 2011, and is handling the remedy for this campaign. fontaine is in the process of retrofitting all affected vehicles, free of charge. owners may contact fontaine at 1-800-874-9780 or dtna at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler's safety recall no. fl-608.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| TRAILER HITCHES - FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| PE11012 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/15/2011 | 06/27/2011 | Fontaine Ultra LT 5th Wheel False Latch | 11V289000 | |
| Dtna submitted a 573 recall notice (11v-289) prior to the ir response date and therefore was granted permission to forgo submission of the ir response.freightliner reported that fontaine's tsb issued in march had resulted in the remedy of 55 percent of all subject vehicles with an additional 33% scheduled by the time of their 573 submission.freightliner will issue another notification 1 july if 100% of the subject population is not remedied by that time.odi is aware that the ultra lt 5th wheel was also installed on several other oem's vehicles.odi will work with fontaine and the manufacturers to ensure that the remaining vehicles are identified and remedied. | ||||||