Transport Canada carries this recall as 2015486, dated 16 October 2015. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 15V616, dated 1 October 2015. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, FL692.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2015486 | 15V616 |
| Dated | 16 October 2015 | 1 October 2015 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
The two registers are 15 days apart: the American entry is dated first, the Canadian one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 15V616, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015486
- Recall date
- 16 October 2015
- Make
- Freightliner
- Models
- Cascadia
- Model years
- 2011 to 2013
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 13
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the fifth wheel locking mechanisms could be susceptible to damage and/or wear. This could cause the locking mechanism to fail properly engage, potentially resulting in a towed trailer unit separating from the truck tractor. As a result, the trailer could strike another vehicle, stationary object, or bystander, causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Fontaine dealers will replace all Ultra LT fifth wheel units with Ultra NT model fifth wheel units.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2015486.