NHTSA campaign 00V232101 · Manufacturer campaign 00508
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE Recall 00V232101: INTERNATIONAL/ABS ECU/AMTRAN BUSES
NHTSA recall 00V232101 (Manufacturer campaign 00508) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on August 21, 2000, with 6,259 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran FE, Amtran RE and International Harvester Amtran Buses for model years 1998–2000. Owners were notified on September 25, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V232101
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00508
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,259 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Antilock
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V232101. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Amtran
Amtran FE
Amtran RE
International Harvester
International Harvester Amtran Buses
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V232101.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU). THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2000. 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 INTERNATINAL AT 1-800-448-7825.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V232101
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.