| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V232101 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AMTRAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
RE |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
508 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Manufacturered: |
19980301 - 20000713 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
6259 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20000925 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20000925 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
IC CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
20000821 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20001120 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU). THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU. |
