| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 8752 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHAMPION |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009116000082484000000062 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CONTENDER | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V091000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Manufacturer That Filed Report: CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 18 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 28 1999 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Champion Bus, Inc. | Report Received Date: Apr, 20 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 29 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: transit buses built on spartan chassis. hydraulic fluid reservoir may be mounted lower than recommended which could reduce the flow of hydraulic oil to the power steering pump. | Consequence Summary: Intermittent loss of power steering could occur, increasing the effort needed to steer the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the vehicles for the reservoir location and the reservoir will be relocated. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 28, 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 champion at 1-800-788-1976. 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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