2001 Utilimaster 35 & 2001 Utilimaster WALK-IN VAN recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: WALK-IN delivery vans supplied to fed ex (fed ex W700). A bolt and nut installed through the chassis frame rail to support a new seat mount design could have partially collapse a brake line as the nut was tightened on the bolt.
💥 The risk
If undetected, this condition could cause partial or total loss of function of the front brakes of the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Fed ex will be supplied with instructions for inspecting for the defect and how to replace the defective brake line if the problem exists. Fed ex was notified by telephone on may 25, 2001. Only fed ex vehicles are involved.
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
- 01V178000
- Manufacturer
- UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 558
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 30, 2001
- Built
- Jan 11, 2001 – May 14, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR