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NHTSA recall 98V262000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Brake fluid low warning › Lamp

Carpenter Counselor

Reported Oct 20, 199835 vehicles affectedCARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.Built May 14, 1998 – Dec 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses built on a spartan chassis and equipped with hydraulic brakes. the brake warning light IS not properly labeled and could function improperly. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems." this recall supersedes 98v-017 conducted in january 1998. the repair did not correct the noncompliance.

The risk

A brake system malfunction can occur and the warning system would not warn the driver of a brake system problem.

The remedy

Owners will be provided with a repair kit and instructions to repair their vehicle. if an owner so desires, a carpenter dealer can perform the remedy for them.

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Vehicles in this recall

Carpenter Counselor
1995199619971998

Notes

Owner notification began march 19, 1999.this campaign supercedes recall 98v-017.owners who do not receive the free repair kit within a reasonable time should contact carpenter at1-765-965-4000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).