Model year record

1995 AMERICAN CARGO Truck

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 95V147000

Equipment: mechanical: wrecker and wheel lift devices

Component: Equipment: mechanical: wrecker and wheel lift devices
Manufacturer: AMERICAN CARGO CORP.
Vehicles affected: 137
Reported to NHTSA: 1995-08-02
Owners notified: 1995-07-24

Defect description

INSUFFICIENT GROUNDING OF THE ELECTRICAL PUMP ASSEMBLY.

Safety risk

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE SLOW OPERATION OF THE HOIST; POSSIBLE OVERLOAD OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND\OR CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE POWER SUPPLY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A 4 GAUGE GROUND WIRE BETWEEN THE PUMP HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other AMERICAN CARGO Truck model years

19951994

All AMERICAN CARGO Truck recalls by year

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.