Recall · 20V525000
Fontaine Modification recalled the FREIGHTLINER 114SD over electrical system
1,074
Vehicles covered
1
Model
5
Model years
August 31, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- The defect
- Fontaine Modification (Fontaine) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Autohaulers built on Freightliner 114SD chassis. Movement of the cab during operation may cause the battery cable to contact the bottom of the cab, possibly damaging the cable.
- What it can cause
- Damage to the cable can result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Fontaine will notify owners, and dealers will ensure that the cable cannot be damaged, free of charge. The recall began November 4, 2020. Owners may contact Fontaine customer service at 1-800-366-8246.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner114SD | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,074 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 59% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2016 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 27 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V466000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 12 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V760000 (suspension), 23V105000 (steering), 22V919000 (wheels), 21V965000 (fuel system, diesel).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Fontaine Modification with NHTSA on August 31, 2020 as campaign 20V525000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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