NHTSA campaign 02V343000 · Manufacturer campaign 02303
IC CORPORATION Recall 02V-343: IC/HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA recall 02V343000 (Manufacturer campaign 02303) was reported by IC CORPORATION on December 30, 2002, with 1,295 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran FE and Amtran RE for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 27, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V343000 (also written 02V-343 or 02V343)
- Filed by
- IC CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02303
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,295 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V343000. 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
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 11, 2002 – November 6, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Amtran RE
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 25, 2002 – October 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V343000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FILL AND BLEED PROCEDURE.
Safety consequence
THIS DAMAGE CAN CAUSE BRAKE DRAG, BRAKE LOCK-UP OR EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 27, 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 IC CORPORATION AT 1-800-993-7686.
Notes
IC RECALL NO. 02303. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V343000
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.