NHTSA campaign 98V159000
Fontaine Recall 98V-159: FONTAINE/KING PINS
NHTSA recall 98V159000 was reported by FONTAINE TRAILER on July 15, 1998, with 50 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fontaine Trailer for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on July 22, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V159000 (also written 98V-159 or 98V159)
- Filed by
- FONTAINE TRAILER
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 50 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V159000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V159000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer 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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V159000
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.