NHTSA campaign 05V403000
Fontaine Recall 05V-403: WINCHES
NHTSA recall 05V403000 was reported by FONTAINE TRAILER COMPANY on September 13, 2005, with 131 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fontaine DFT, Fontaine Edft, Fontaine Eftw and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on September 20, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V403000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V403000 (also written 05V-403 or 05V403)
- Filed by
- FONTAINE TRAILER COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 131 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V403000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Fontaine
Fontaine DFT
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 19, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Fontaine Edft
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 19, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Fontaine Eftw
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 19, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Fontaine FTW
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 19, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V403000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN OPEN PLATFORM TRAILERS, THE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE SLIDING CARGO CONTROL WINCHES ALLOW IT TO ROTATE OUT OF THE WINCH TRACK AT A LOAD LOWER THAN THE STRENGTH REQUIRED BY PUBLISHED RATINGS.
Safety consequence
FAILURE OF THE WINCH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CARGO AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINCHES. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FONTAINE AT 1-800-821-6535.
Notes
CUSTOMERS 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V403000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.