The defect
THE BRAKE FLUID INITIALLY INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS CONTAMINATED.
The risk
CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID CAUSES A LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TEST THE BRAKE FLUID, INSTALL NEW BRAKE COMPONENTS, AND CHANGE THE BRAKE FLUID IF CONTAMINATION IS FOUND.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Amtran Genesis | 1994 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amtran Genesis | 1994 | 0 | 6 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1994
22 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. filed 44 campaigns in all.
| 94V251000 30 Dec 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V242000 12 Dec 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V240000 5 Dec 1994 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 94V235000 28 Nov 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V234000 28 Nov 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V228000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V213000 26 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V211000 26 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994