2000 Sutphen Chassis

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings04V277000

Filed Jun 7, 2004597 vehiclesSutphen Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN EMERGENCY/FIRE/RESCUE SINGLE AND TANDEM AXLE CHASSIS, THE BRAKE AIR LINES MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ROUTED.

Risk. IF THE PRIMARY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE FAILURE, THE IMPROPER ROUTING WOULD CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO BECOME DISABLED THUS REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP USING ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CORRECT THE ROUTING OF THE BRAKE LINES. SUTPHEN HAS INSPECTED AND CORRECTED ALL VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2012	0	1	Routine
2011	0	1	Routine
2010	0	1	Routine
2008	0	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
2006	1	2	Routine
2004	0	1	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000 — this page	0	1	Routine
1999	0	1	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine
1996	0	1	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: Jun 7, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.