Vehicle recall 00V028001 · March 8, 2000
NU Van 109475DBLCH and NVC75102
Vehicle description: auto transport semi-trailers equipped with stinger steering and fontaine custom duty fifth wheel couplers.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: auto transport semi-trailers equipped with stinger steering and fontaine custom duty fifth wheel couplers. A trailer can become un-coupled without being released by the driver or operator.
- Consequence
- Loss of the trailer increases the risk of personal property or a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install safety chains, "danger" and operating instructions for the operators at the coupler and inside of the truck cab.
- Notes
- Owner notification began on June 1, 2000.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 nuvan at 1-800-487-1734.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V028001
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 8, 2000
- Filed by
- NU VAN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Owner notification
- June 1, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 363
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
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