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NHTSA campaign 03V326000 · Manufacturer campaign 03304

IC CORPORATION Recall 03V-326: IC (AMTRAN)/BRAKE HOSES

NHTSA recall 03V326000 (Manufacturer campaign 03304) was reported by IC CORPORATION on August 28, 2003, with 75 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran CE and Amtran FE for model years 2001–2004. Owners were notified on October 29, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V326000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V326000 (also written 03V-326 or 03V326)
Filed by
IC CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
03304
Report received
Potentially affected
75 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V326000. 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 CE

    • 2001 · Vehicles built December 11, 2000 – February 15, 2001 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built June 4, 2001 – May 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built June 10, 2002 – February 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built March 12, 2003 – May 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Amtran FE

    • 2003 · Vehicles built November 4, 2002 – November 4, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built April 10, 2003 – April 17, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Amtran recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V326000.

Defect description

CERTAIN FLAT FLOOR SCHOOL BUSES WERE BUILT WITH THE INCORRECT HYDRAULIC BRAKE DROP HOSES FROM FRAME TO AXLE. THE HOSES INSTALLED WERE 3 INCHES SHORTER THAN SPECIFIED AND MAY FAIL FROM TENSION CAUSED BY AXLE ARTICULATION.

Safety consequence

THIS HOSE FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSES AND BLEED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT IC AT 1-800-843-5615.

Notes

IC RECALL NO. 03304.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 03V326000

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.