Fontaine Trailer (1997-1998): Trailer hitches
Recall 98V159000 · Jul 15, 1998 · Fontaine Trailer
50
vehicles affected
50
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 98V159000
- Date
- Jul 15, 1998
- Maker
- Fontaine Trailer
- Units affected
- 50
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Trailer hitches
- Model years
- 1997-1998
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE KING PINS.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 98V159000?
1 model: Fontaine Trailer (1997-1998), about 50 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 98V159000?
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE KING PINS.
What can happen?
IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.
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.