Recall campaign · NHTSA 75V197000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist

FMC CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-11-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 75V197000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
Manufacturer
FMC CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
44
Reported to NHTSA
1975-11-04
Owners notified
1975-10-30

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

FMC CAMPAIGN NO 290910001.MOTOR COACH.POSSIBILITY THAT THE MASTER CYLINDERAND HYDROVACS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THE RESIDUALPRESSURE LEFT IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THEHYDROVAC DOES NOT ALLOW THE HYDROVAC TO COMPLETELY RELEASE THE BRAKES.THEVEHICLE CAN STILL MOVE BUT IF THE BRAKES ARE STILL SUFFICIENTLY APPLIED THEYWILL HEAT UP AND CATCH FIRE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING THESUBSTITUTE HYDROVACS).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
FMC 2900R1975 1974

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.