- Vehicles
- 70
- Built between
- Sep 2013 – Aug 2016
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 November 2016
- Repaired
- 36%
- Unrepaired
- 45
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2013 and August 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2017 Kenworth K370 Dual-SteerBuilt September 2013 to August 2016
- 2013-2017 Peterbilt PB220 Dual-SteerBuilt September 2013 to August 2016
Repair progress
45 of 70 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
36% repaired — 25 of 70 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Fontaine Modification (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Fontaine-modified Peterbilt 220 and Kenworth 370 dual-steer vehicles manufactured September 30, 2013, to August 22, 2016. The right hand side steering may fail due to an improperly press-fitted steering shaft.
What could happen
Loss of steering control can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Fontaine will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering shaft, free of charge. The recall began on November 2, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2013 to August 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 October 2016
- Owners notified2 November 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 36% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 October 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Fontaine customer service at 1-704-409-1614.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Fontaine Modification
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.