2000 AM General Hummer recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: a potential chafing condition occurs between the flexible brake lines which connect the master cylinder to the ABS modulator. This condition CAN lead to one or both of the brake lines developing a brake fluid leak.
💥 The risk
A brake fluid leak cab cause a reduction in brake line pressure and resulting in longer-than-normal stopping distances.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the master cylinder to ABS modulator lines.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V005000
- Manufacturer recall #
- AMG-R0001
- Manufacturer
- AM GENERAL CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 980
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 24, 2000
- Built
- Jul 30, 1999 – Sep 29, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Am general recall no. AMG-R0001.owner notification is expected to begin during february 2000.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 am general at 1-734-523-8000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).