FONTAINE TRAILER 1998: TRAILER HITCHES

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 98V159000

Make Model Year
FONTAINE TRAILER 1998
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1998-07-22 1998-07-15 1998-07-20

Production Dates: 1997-05-01 - 1998-01-31

Manufacturers Involved: Fontaine Trailer Company

Component: TRAILER HITCHES

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 50

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

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

IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

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'.