NHTSA campaign 98E010000 · Equipment recall

AIMCO PRODUCTS INC. Recall 98E-010: AIMCO/BRAKE ROTORS

NHTSA recall 98E010000 is an equipment recall reported by AIMCO PRODUCTS INC. on April 8, 1998, with 23,500 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Aerostar for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 15, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by AIMCO PRODUCTS INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 98E010000 (also written 98E-010 or 98E010)
Filed by: AIMCO PRODUCTS INC.
Report received: April 8, 1998
Potentially affected: 23,500 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Air — Disc — Rotor
Owners notified: April 15, 1998
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98E010000. 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.

Ford

Ford Aerostar
- 1995, 1996, 1997

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98E010000.

Defect description

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET BRAKE ROTORS FOR USE ON CERTAIN FORD AND MAZDA TRUCKS. CRACKED CASTINGS CAUSED CRACKS TO APPEAR ON THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE ROTOR HAT OR AROUND THE STUD HOLE.

Safety consequence

LOSS OF BRAKING CAN RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

AIMCO WILL REIMBURSE CONSUMERS/INSTALLERS FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND INSTALLATION. CONSUMERS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE ROTORS WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED/INSTALLED FOR REPLACEMENT.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 1998.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE ROTORS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AIMCO AT 815-759-7935.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 98E010000

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.