NHTSA recall 95E022000 · Equipment
Unknown or other
Amerex Amgads
Reported Jun 2, 199596 vehicles affectedAMEREX CORPORATIONBuilt Jan 1, 1992 – Jan 1, 1995
The defect
The vehicle operator IS able to silence the audible alarm which warns of "trace" and "moderate" levels of methane detection.
The risk
The motion required for the bus driver to silence thealarm as installed requires the driver to divert his attention and field ofvision away from the highway increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
The remedy
Dealers will remove the existing system and replace it with a much improved amgads II (second generation) methane detection system.