The defect
THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE BUSES USES TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCHES TO OPERATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. THE BRAKE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAN ACTIVATE WHEN ACTUAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED.
The risk
A FALSE WARNING OF THE BRAKE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO IGNORE A WARNING WHEN AN ACTUAL PROBLEM EXISTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCHES WITH ONE MECHANICAL SWITCH THAT IS ACTIVATED BY BRAKE PEDAL STROKE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Amtran Genesis | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
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 | 1992 | 0 | 4 |
| Amtran Genesis | 1993 | 0 | 6 |
| Amtran Genesis | 1994 | 0 | 6 |
| Amtran Genesis | 1995 | 1 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1995
18 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. filed 44 campaigns in all.
| 95V230000 5 Dec 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V199000 20 Oct 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V202000 19 Oct 1995 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 95V144000 2 Aug 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V133000 11 Jul 1995 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 95V123000 16 Jun 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V109000 26 May 1995 | CAGIVA NORTH AMERICA, INC |
| 95V070000 3 Apr 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995