American Transportation Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
American Transportation Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 1, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 137. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A GAP BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REMOTE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR ADAPTER, CAUSED BY AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION CONDITION OF THE ADAPTER, RESULTS IN BRAKE FLUID LOSS DURING BRAKE APPLICATION.
The risk
BRAKE FLUID LOSS RESULTS IN LOSS OF PRESSURE CAUSINGPARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION ADAPTERS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Genesis IS2602 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Genesis IS3908 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93E029005.
Full record for the 1993 Genesis IS2602 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →