NHTSA campaign 99V331000

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE Recall 99V-331: NAVISTAR/AIR BRAKE LINE

NHTSA recall 99V331000 was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on November 23, 1999, with 277 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran FE and Navistar 3800 for model years 1997–1999. Owners were notified on December 1, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V331000 (also written 99V-331 or 99V331)
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report received: November 23, 1999
Potentially affected: 277 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified: December 1, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V331000. 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
- 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 12, 1997 – September 27, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Amtran recalls

Navistar

Navistar 3800
- 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 12, 1997 – September 27, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Navistar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V331000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUS. AN AIR BRAKE LINE CONTROLLING THE REAR BRAKES MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND COULD RUPTURE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING.

Safety consequence

EXHAUST PIPE HEAT CAN MELT OR CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS AIR LINE IF THE AIR LINE IS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ELBOW FITTING AND REROUTE THE AIR LINE. THE AIR LINE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF FOUND TO BE DAMAGED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 1, 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 CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825. 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 99V331000

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.