Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V266000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components

GLAVAL BUS DIVISION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-07-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V266000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
Manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Vehicles affected
10
Reported to NHTSA
2009-07-10
Owners notified
2009-07-10

Defect description

GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING 10 MY 2005 CONCORDE TRANSIT BUSES. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES MAY CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE AS THE ENGINE ROCKS.

Safety risk

CONTINUED CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE DIPSTICK TUBE COULD ABRADE THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A LEAK AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID WHICH COULD LEAD TO REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE. REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE 09V-114. DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL CORRECT THE CHASSIS IF FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
GLAVAL Concorde2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.