American Transportation Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
American Transportation Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 16, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,002. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE AND/OR BRAKE PAD IS MISSING IN EITHER THE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SYSTEM.
The risk
SHOULD A BRAKE LINE OR BRAKE PAD BE MISSING, IT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN APPLY THE BRAKES RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR MISSING BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE PADS AND INSTALL ANY PARTS THAT ARE MISSING.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Amtran 1552Sc | 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 96V202000.
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