Fontaine DFT, Edft, Eftw, FTW (2006): Trailer hitches
Recall 05V403000 · Sep 13, 2005 · Fontaine Trailer Company
131
vehicles affected
131
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05V403000
- Date
- Sep 13, 2005
- Maker
- Fontaine Trailer Company
- Units affected
- 131
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Trailer hitches
- Model years
- 2006
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
FAILURE OF THE WINCH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CARGO AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINCHES. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FONTAINE AT 1-800-821-6535.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 05V403000?
4 models: Fontaine DFT (2006), Fontaine Edft (2006), Fontaine Eftw (2006) and 1 more, about 131 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 05V403000?
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINCHES. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FONTAINE AT 1-800-821-6535.
What can happen?
FAILURE OF THE WINCH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CARGO AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.