Fontaine Trailer: Trailer Hitches
Fontaine Trailer reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 15, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 50. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE KING PINS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Fontaine Trailer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Fontaine Trailer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 98V159000.
Full record for the 1998 Fontaine Trailer → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →