By year
Owner complaints about Fontaine vehicles peaked at 2 in 2001
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1999 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Fontaine
The complete NHTSA record for Fontaine vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Fontaine recalls are filed by Fontaine Trailer, part of Fontaine.
Owner complaints in the last five years09 on file in all, across 22 models
Recall campaigns222 in five years
Severity index33.3Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations36 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Fontaine vehicles, 22% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Trailer has the most complaints of any Fontaine model
Every Fontaine model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | 1997 to 2004 | 6 | 16.7 | 10 | 0 |
| FTW | 2006 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Flat BED Trailer | 1996 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Revolution | 2014 to 2017 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Traverse HT | 2015 to 2019 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Int'l 4300 W/dual Steerin | 2011 to 2013 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Int'l 4400 W/dual Steerin | 2011 to 2013 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Int'l 7300 W/dual Steerin | 2011 to 2013 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Int'l 7400 W/dual Steerin | 2011 to 2013 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Int'l 7500 W/dual Steerin | 2011 to 2013 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Container Trailer | 2023 to 2024 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Forklift Trailer HCIFL12SAT | 2025 to 2026 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Forklift Trailer HCIFL82CTA | 2025 to 2026 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| T112SB | 1998 to 1999 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Truck Chassis | 2003 to 2004 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| DFT | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Edft | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Eftw | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Infinity | 2019 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Magnitude 100 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Renegade LX40 | 2013 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Renegade LXT40 | 2013 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Fontaine product
- 25V-560 Aug 29, 2025
Auto lift axle cables may not be installed in the correct ports, which can disable the anti-lock brake system
Brakes · 35 vehicles - 23V-368 May 25, 2023
Trailers may be missing the rear reflex reflectors
Lighting · 545 vehicles - 19V-302 Apr 15, 2019
Hydraulic cylinder retaining pin for the main tail may disconnect from the trailer unexpectedly
Equipment · 123 vehicles - 18V-660 Sep 24, 2018
These trailers were built with an under ride guard compliant for a wheels back trailer configuration, however, due to the customers design…
Structure · 100 vehicles - 16V-494 Jul 1, 2016
These brake valves were improperly machined without a radius on the internal check valve seat, causing a delay of application of the spring brakes…
Brakes · 1,106 vehicles - 15V-708 Oct 27, 2015
Affected trailers have welds that may crack where the structural support member attaches to the frame hanger
Structure · 552 vehicles - 15V-557 Sep 3, 2015
Affected trailers have a suspension member that may separate from the trailer as a result of cracks in the trailer
Suspension · 23 vehicles - 15E-066 Aug 14, 2015
Over time, improper coupling techniques may result in cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking mechanism, which in turn may result in…
Trailer hitches · 6,800 vehicles - 15V-352 Jun 8, 2015
In the affected trailers, the hardened washers used in the bolted connections that secure the upper coupler, landing gear and suspensions to the…
Structure · 159 vehicles - 14V-398 Jul 2, 2014
Affected trailer's front bogie axle weldment, rear bogie axle structure, and rear bogie attachment lugs may not have received an adequate number…
Structure · 2 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.