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NHTSA recall 99V331000

Service brakes, air › Supply › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Amtran Fe and 1 more

Reported Nov 23, 1999277 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEBuilt Aug 12, 1997 – Sep 27, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: school bus. an air brake line controlling the rear brakes may be too close to the exhaust pipe and could rupture at any time without warning.

The risk

Exhaust pipe heat can melt or cause premature failure of this air line if the air line IS routed too close to the exhaust pipe.

The remedy

Dealers will install a new elbow fitting and reroute the air line. the air line will also be inspected and replaced if found to be damaged from the exhaust pipe.

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Vehicles in this recall

Amtran Fe
199719981999
Navistar 3800
199719981999

Notes

Owner notification began december 1, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).