{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Fontaine recall 16V494 (BENDIX 16E-045): Fontaine Revolution (2015 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v494/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V494 (Fontaine): If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increa...",
  "excerpt": "Fontaine Revolution, model years 2015 to 2017. Filed by Fontaine Trailer Company and reported to NHTSA on 1 July 2016. 1,106 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Fontaine Trailer Company (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Revolution trailers manufactured February 17, 2014, to April 11, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These brake valves were improperly machined without a radius on the internal check valve seat, causing a delay of … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Fontaine's own number for this recall: BENDIX 16E-045. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V494 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.” 16V494 Fontaine Trailer Company Parking Brake 1 July 2016 2015-2017 FONTAINE REVOLUTION If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:31:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Fontaine recall 16V494 (BENDIX 16E-045): Fontaine Revolution (2015 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v494/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}