| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98V159000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FONTAINE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FONTAINE TRAILER |
| Manufacturered: |
19970501 - 19980131 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
50 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19980722 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19980722 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FONTAINE TRAILER COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19980715 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19980720 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE KING PINS. |