Manufacturer profile

Fontaine Modification

Fontaine Modification has filed 7 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 5,585 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date1Ranked 149 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected2802026 to date
Campaigns on file72015 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 2 names, including "Fontaine Modification", "FONTAINE MODIFICATION CO.".

Campaigns per year

Fontaine Modification has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2015 peak of 2

Fontaine Modification recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

00.511.522015220162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Steering is Fontaine Modification's most recalled component since 2016

Fontaine Modification campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Steering
3
Equipment
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Software remedies against the industry

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Fontaine Modification against all manufacturers, by year.

Fontaine ModificationAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Fontaine Modification campaigns, 3

Fontaine Modification campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Fontaine Modification filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Fontaine Modification campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-066Feb 4, 2026Steering gearbox assembly may have been assembled with insufficient oilSteering280Part replacement
25V-504Aug 6, 2025Welds may crack and fail, allowing the Intermediate steering shaft assembly to detach from the steering columnSteering176Part replacement
22V-757Oct 10, 2022Engine air compressor stainless steel braided supply line may rub through the oil suction tube running from the Variable Power Divider (VPD) sump…Equipment56Repair or modification
20V-525Aug 31, 2020Movement of the cab during operation may cause the battery cable to contact the bottom of the cab, possibly damaging the cableElectrical system1,074Not stated
16V-706Oct 3, 2016Right hand side steering may fail due to an improperly press-fitted steering shaftSteering70Part replacement
15V-679Oct 20, 2015In the affected vehicles, a locating pin in the dual steering linkage may break or fall out resulting in the momentary loss of steering or…Steering358Repair or modification
15V-220Apr 14, 2015Brake lights of the affected vehicles will not illuminate if the primary brake air supply is depleted below 6 psiLighting3,571Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Fontaine Modification's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2015 Brake lights of the affected vehicles will…0.00M
  2. 2020 Movement of the cab during operation may…0.00M
  3. 2015 In the affected vehicles, a locating pin in…0.00M
  4. 2026 Steering gearbox assembly may have been…0.00M
  5. 2025 Welds may crack and fail, allowing the…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.