2001 Athey M9d

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	1		1	0	3

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper03V110000

Filed Mar 21, 200319 vehiclesEnvironmental Products Group

Defect. ON CERTAIN STREET SWEEPERS, AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR, THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE REAR AXLE CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH A BRACKET ON THE CHASSIS. THIS CAUSES THE CALIPER TO DEFLECT DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, INTRODUCING A BENDING MOMENT INTO THE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS. THE MOUNTING BOLT CAN EVENTUALLY BREAK ALLOWING THE CALIPER TO ROTATION OUT OF POSITION, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION ON THE REAR AXLE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2003. 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 CONTACT EPG/ATHEY AT 1-847-741-5370.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash3 injured

Filed Oct 27, 2009119,574 milesPA

2001 MOBILE ATHEY MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPER HAD A MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST ON OTHER SWEEPERSOF THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. CONDITION IS A LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE SPEED IS GREATER THAN 35 MPH. VEHICLE MANUFACTURER (ATHEY) SOLD OUT TO ELGIN CORP. BRAKE SYSTEM MANUFACTURER (MERITOR, WABCO) HAS BEEN INVOLVED BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. WE HAVE DUPLICATED THIS PROBLEM IN CONTROLLED ROAD TESTS. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2001 — this page	1	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	0	4	Routine
1998	0	2	Routine
1997	0	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 21, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.