Fontaine Trailer Company: Trailer Hitches
Fontaine Trailer Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 13, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 131. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE WINCH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CARGO AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINCHES. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FONTAINE AT 1-800-821-6535.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Fontaine DFT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Fontaine Edft | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Fontaine Eftw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Fontaine FTW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V403000.
Full record for the 2006 Fontaine DFT → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →