NHTSA campaign 97V088000
Taylor Made Recall 97V-088: TAYLOR MADE/FRAME RAIL CRACK
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97V088000 was reported by TAYLOR MADE AMBULANCES on May 29, 1997, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Taylor Made Ambulance for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on July 15, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V088000 (also written 97V-088 or 97V088)
- Filed by
- TAYLOR MADE AMBULANCES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Frame and Members
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V088000. 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.
Taylor Made
Taylor Made Ambulance
- 1996 · Vehicles built January 1, 1996 – December 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V088000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: AMBULANCES BUILT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, ON A FREIGHTLINER FL-60 CHASSIS. THE REAR CHASSIS FRAME RAIL CRACKS BEHIND THE REAR AXLE.
Safety consequence
THE FRAME RAIL CAN CRACK INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
THE CITY OF AUSTIN WILL ARRANGE TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WILL CONSIST OF WELDING CLOSED A HOLE IN THE TOP FRAME FLANGE AND ADD A REINFORCEMENT PLATE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS AND CENTER OF THE AFFECTED AREA.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS CAMPAIGN.NOTE:THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S SPECIFICATIONS AND ALL VEHICLES ARE LOCATED IN AUSTIN AND WILL BE REMEDIED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V088000
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.