NHTSA campaign 14V398000
Fontaine Recall 14V-398: Missing Welds could cause Detachment of Axles
NHTSA recall 14V398000 was reported by Fontaine Heavy-Haul on July 2, 2014, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fontaine Magnitude 100 for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on July 31, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V398000 (also written 14V-398 or 14V398)
- Filed by
- Fontaine Heavy-Haul
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Frame and Members
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V398000. 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 Magnitude 100
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V398000.
Defect description
Fontaine Commercial Trailer Inc., doing business as Fontaine Heavy-Haul (Fontaine), is recalling certain 2015 Magnitude 100 lowbed trailers manufactured January 2014 to June 2014. The affected trailer's front bogie axle weldment, rear bogie axle structure, and rear bogie attachment lugs may not have received an adequate number of welds which may result in these components separating from the main structure.
Safety consequence
Separation of the components from the main structure increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Fontaine will notify owners and the affected trailers will be shipped back to Fontaine for repair, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Fontaine Heavy-Haul at 1-205-467-6171.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V398000
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.