NHTSA campaign 03V398000

Amko Recall 03V-398: AMKO/BENDIX/ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 03V398000 was reported by AMKO SERVICE COMPANY on October 15, 2003, with 189 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amko Trailer for model years 2000–2002.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V398000 (also written 03V-398 or 03V398)
Filed by: AMKO SERVICE COMPANY
Report received: October 15, 2003
Potentially affected: 189 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — ABS Warning Light

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V398000. 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.

Amko

Amko Trailer
- 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Amko recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V398000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX EC-30T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECU). IF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE SHORT IS NOT REPAIRED, THE HIGH SIDE POWER SWITCH INSIDE THE ECU THAT CONTROLS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME THERMALLY STRESSED AND EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Safety consequence

IF THE POWER SWITCH SHORTS, IT CAN RESULT IN AN OVER-CURRENT CONDITION IN THE ECU AND LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

BENDIX WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY KIT AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND ALSO PROVIDE A LABOR ALLOWANCE FOR THE REPAIR. 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 BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 OR AMKO AT 1-330-364-8857.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V398000

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.