Recall · 23V368000
Fontaine Trailer recalled the FONTAINE Container Trailer over exterior lighting
545
Vehicles covered
1
Model
2
Model years
May 25, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- The defect
- Fontaine Trailer Company (Fontaine Trailer) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Fontaine HACCFON51CTS 40-foot container trailers. The trailers may be missing the rear reflex reflectors. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- Missing rear reflex reflectors reduce the trailer's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Fontaine will provide the reflex reflectors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2023. Owners may contact Fontaine Trailer customer service at 1-800-821-6535, option 5.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| FontaineContainer Trailer | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 545 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 51% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2023 to 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
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 Trailer Company with NHTSA on May 25, 2023 as campaign 23V368000. 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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