Recall campaign · NHTSA 99V038000

Service brakes, hydraulic

AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1999-03-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 99V038000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic
Manufacturer
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
Vehicles affected
523
Reported to NHTSA
1999-03-01
Owners notified
1999-04-07

Defect description

TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES. SOME REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT USING INCORRECT MOUNTING HARDWARE. IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE FASTENER OR FASTENERS THAT RETAIN THE BRAKES TO THE REAR AXLE COULD ALLOW BRAKE GROUPS TO SEPARATION FROM THE REAR AXLE.

Safety risk

SEPARATION OF THE REAR AXLE COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS/OWNERS WILL INSPECT THE MOUNTING HARDWARE AND REPLACE THE LOCK NUTS IF NECESSARY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 7, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACTAMTRAN AT 1-800-993-7686.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
AMTRAN FE1999
AMTRAN FH16521999
AMTRAN Genesis1999
AMTRAN RE1999

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.