Glaval Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components

Glaval is recalling about 10 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Continued contact between the brake line and the dipstick tube could abrade the brake line, causing a leak and loss of brake fluid which could lead to reduced brake performance.

Campaign
09V266000
Manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Reported
10 July 2009
Vehicles
10
Built between
Aug 2004 – Mar 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
10 July 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2004 and March 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Glaval ConcordeBuilt August 2004 to March 2005

What the defect is

Glaval bus is recalling 10 my 2005 concorde transit buses. The hydraulic brake lines may contact the transmission dipstick tube as the engine rocks.

What could happen

Continued contact between the brake line and the dipstick tube could abrade the brake line, causing a leak and loss of brake fluid which could lead to reduced brake performance. Reduced braking performance could result in a crash without warning.

What gets fixed

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE 09V-114. DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL CORRECT THE CHASSIS IF FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2004 to March 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 July 2009
  3. Owners notified10 July 2009

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 10 July 2009.

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 may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Recall initiated by
ODI

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

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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.

Same component

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