| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V005000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AM GENERAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
HUMMER |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
AMG-R0001 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19980723 - 19990729 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
980 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20000124 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20000124 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AM GENERAL LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
20000111 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20000114 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: A POTENTIAL CHAFING CONDITION OCCURS BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES WHICH CONNECT THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULATOR. THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO ONE OR BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES DEVELOPING A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. |
| Consequence Summary: |
A BRAKE FLUID LEAK CAB CAUSE A REDUCTION IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND RESULTING IN LONGER-THAN-NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCES. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULATOR LINES. |