| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94V095000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AMTRAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GENESIS |
| Model Year: |
1994 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19931101 - 19940501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
56 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19940519 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19940519 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
IC CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19940524 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19940620 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE BRAKE FLUID INITIALLY INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS CONTAMINATED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID CAUSES A LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL TEST THE BRAKE FLUID, INSTALL NEW BRAKE COMPONENTS, AND CHANGE THE BRAKE FLUID IF CONTAMINATION IS FOUND. |