NHTSA campaign 98V159000
FONTAINE TRAILER recall 98V159000
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.
Reported 07/15/1998
What can happen
IF A TRAILER SEPARATES FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.
Repair
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE KING PINS.
Components
- Trailer hitches
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.