NHTSA campaign 99V038000 · Manufacturer campaign 99-302
Amtran Recall 99V-038: AMTRAN/REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
NHTSA recall 99V038000 (Manufacturer campaign 99-302) was reported by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. on March 1, 1999, with 523 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran FE, Amtran FH1652, Amtran Genesis and more for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on April 7, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V038000 (also written 99V-038 or 99V038)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99-302
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 523 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V038000. 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
- 1999 · Vehicles built October 16, 1998 – February 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Amtran FH1652
- 1999 · Vehicles built October 16, 1998 – February 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Amtran Genesis
- 1999 · Vehicles built October 16, 1998 – February 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Amtran RE
- 1999 · Vehicles built October 16, 1998 – February 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V038000.
Defect description
TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES. SOME REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT USING INCORRECT MOUNTING HARDWARE. IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE FASTENER OR FASTENERS THAT RETAIN THE BRAKES TO THE REAR AXLE COULD ALLOW BRAKE GROUPS TO SEPARATION FROM THE REAR AXLE.
Safety consequence
SEPARATION OF THE REAR AXLE COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS/OWNERS WILL INSPECT THE MOUNTING HARDWARE AND REPLACE THE LOCK NUTS IF NECESSARY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 7, 1999.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 CONTACTAMTRAN AT 1-800-993-7686.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 99V038000
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.