2023–2024 Fontaine Container Trailer recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
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."
💥 The risk
Missing rear reflex reflectors reduce the trailer's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 23V368000
- Manufacturer
- Fontaine Trailer Company
- Vehicles affected
- 545
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-821-6535
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 5, 2023
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- 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.