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Fontaine Heavy-Haul affected trailer's front bogie axle weldment, rear bogie axle structure, and rear bogie attachment lugs may not have received an adequate number of welds which may result in these components separating from the main structure.

NHTSA campaign 14V-398 · Reported July 2, 2014 · 2 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Fontaine Heavy-Haul
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2
REMEDY
Fontaine will notify owners and the affected trailers will be shipped back to Fontaine for repair, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Fontaine Heavy-Haul reported a problem with the structure frame and members. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected trailer's front bogie axle weldment, rear bogie axle structure, and rear bogie attachment lugs may not have received an adequate number of welds which may result in these components separating from the main structure.

WHY IT MATTERS

Separation of the components from the main structure increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Fontaine will notify owners and the affected trailers will be shipped back to Fontaine for repair, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-398.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 14V-398

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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