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Autocar, LLC — Missing air tank drain valves/fmvss 121 - safety alert

Official notice

8 May 2013

Risk not stated by sourceNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Autocar, LLC — Missing air tank drain valves/fmvss 121 - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the brakes. This could increase the risk of a crash. Published 2013-05-08.

What to do now

Arrange a free repair at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

82

Recall number

A-1302

Official notice

2013-05-08

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the brakes. This could increase the risk of a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Autocar, LLC — Missing air tank drain valves/fmvss 121

Units affected

82

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the brakes. This could increase the risk of a crash.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Autocar. Contact: Autocar, LLC.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

A-1302

Campaign number

13V184000

Units affected

82

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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