Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V133000

Service brakes, air: supply: check valve

AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-09-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 76V133000

Service brakes, air: supply: check valve

Component
Service brakes, air: supply: check valve
Manufacturer
AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
1,487
Reported to NHTSA
1976-09-07
Owners notified
1976-09-15

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

AM GENERAL CAMPAIGN NO N/A.TRANSIT BUSES.POSSIBILITY IN THE SPLIT AIRSUPPLY SYSTEM, THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AIR RESERVIOR SUPPLY LINES CONNECTEDTO THE BENDIX 'E-6' CONTROL VALVES MAY BE REVERSED.IF LOSS OF AIR OCCURS INTHE PRIMARY TANK AND CAUSES AIR PRESSURE TO DROP BELOW 20 PSI, IN THE EVENT OFA CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM, LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY COULD RESULT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING LINE CONNECTIONS AS REQUIRED).BUSES-TRANSIT.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
AM GENERAL A1975
AM GENERAL B1976

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.