Fontaine Modification: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Fontaine Modification reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 14, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,571. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Fontaine Modification (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Freightliner M2 trucks manufactured January 2, 2006, to January 23, 2015 and modified by Fontaine to have dual steering. Brake lights of the affected vehicles will not illuminate if the primary brake air supply is depleted below 6 psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
If the primary brake air system fails causing the truck to rely on the secondary brake air system, the brakes lights may not illuminate when the brakes are applied, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Fontaine will notify owners, and dealers will install a repair kit to resolve the issue, free of charge. The recallbegan on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Fontaine customer service at 1-800-366-8246.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner M2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Freightliner M2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner M2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Freightliner M2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 Freightliner M2 | 3 | 5 | 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 15V220000.
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