- Vehicles
- 2,217
- Built between
- Mar 1998 – Mar 2001
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 April 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1998 and March 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Transair CompressorBuilt March 1998 to March 2001
What the defect is
Equipment description: compressor mount kits, part nos. 4011666-01, 4011666-02, and 4011666-03, manufactured between march 20, 1998, and march 20, 2001, equipped only on ford 7.3L diesel engines. Depending on the routing of the vehicle brake line, the line could rub against the belt guard on the right side of the compressor mount weldment and possibly wear through.
What could happen
If the brake line wears through, the vehicle will lose brake pressure without prior warning, affecting the capability to stop the vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
THE BELT GUARD WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED VERSION TO PROVIDE GREATER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND GUARD AND A METAL GUARD WILL BE SECURED TO THE BRAKE LINE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 9, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1998 to March 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 March 2001
- Owners notified9 April 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 30 March 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 trans/air's warranty and service department at 1-800-673-2446.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.