| NHTSA Record Id: 3677 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: TRANSAIR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013087000099296000000342 |
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| Model Name: COMPRESSOR |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01E013000 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 20 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 20 2001 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2217 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 09 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Trans-Air Manufacturing Corp. |
Report Received Date: Mar, 30 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 06 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: compressor mount kits, part nos. 4011666-01, 4011666-02, and 4011666-03, manufactured between march 20, 1998, and march 20, 2001, equipped only on ford 7.3l diesel engines. depending on the routing of the vehicle brake line, the line could rub against the belt guard on the right side of the compressor mount weldment and possibly wear through. |
Consequence Summary: if the brake line wears through, the vehicle will lose brake pressure without prior warning, affecting the capability to stop the vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : The belt guard will be replaced with a revised version to provide greater clearance between the brake line and guard and a metal guard will be secured to the brake line. owner notification began april 9, 2001. 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 trans/air's warranty and service department at 1-800-673-2446. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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