| NHTSA Record Id: 34221 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FONTAINE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000020693000081618000000114 |
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| Model Name: TRAILER |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V425000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FONTAINE TRAILER COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 2003 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 67 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Fontaine Trailer Company |
Report Received Date: Oct, 28 2003 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 28 2003 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu). if the trailer-mounted abs warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ecu that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted abs warning lamp may eventually become thermally stressed and experience an electrical short. |
Consequence Summary: If the power switch shorts, it can result in an over-current condition in the ecu and lead to excessive heat, smoke, and possible fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Bendix will provide a remedy kit and detailed instructions and also provide a labor allowance for the repair. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 or fontaine at 1-205-486-5251. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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