2000 Athey Sweeper recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The brake pedal push rod that activates the service brakes could fracture.
💥 The risk
This could result in a loss of braking control, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the brake pedal push rod. Freightliner is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dual steering vehicle owners were notified beginning november 6, 2000. Owners of construction, refuse, fire, and rescue/emergency vehicles were notified november 7, 2000; and all others were notified december 15, 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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
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
- 00V357001
- Manufacturer
- ATHEY PRODUCTS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 127
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 6, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification was mailed in phases. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).