Manufacturer
2 recalls in our database name Fontaine Heavy-Haul as the manufacturing or recalling firm.
Of the 2 recalls from Fontaine Heavy-Haul we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 2 (100%) are Severe.
The manufacturer string comes from the agency’s own source notice — for FDA recalls, the “recalling firm” field; for NHTSA recalls, the vehicle manufacturer; for CPSC recalls, the firm-of-record on the joint press release. A single corporate family can appear under multiple manufacturer strings as agency notices aren’t standardized on a canonical name. If you don’t see recalls you expect, try a parent-company search or a broader full-text search.
Severity scores below are computed from the agency’s classification and the recall text, never from manufacturer behaviour or history. Many manufacturers issue routine corrective actions (software updates, labelling corrections) that are correctly scored low — having recalls on this list isn’t inherently a quality signal.
Fontaine is recalling 2015 Magnitude 100 lowbed trailers because inadequate welds may cause structural components to separate, increasing crash risk.
Fontaine Heavy-Haul is recalling 78 model year 2013 Renegade LX40 and LXT40 lowbed trailers because a connecting plate may crack and fail, increasing crash risk.