Textron Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Textron is recalling about 2,309 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. The stopping distance on these vehicles may be increased.

Campaign
99V052000
Manufacturer
TEXTRON
Reported
12 March 1999
Vehicles
2,309
Built between
Jan 1990 – Mar 1999
Models
10
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 April 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1990 and March 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990-1999 Textron 898454Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898455Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898456Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898457Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898464Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898465Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1989-1999 Textron 898467Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1989-1999 Textron 898467ABuilt January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898474Built January 1990 to March 1999
  • 1990-1999 Textron 898475Built January 1990 to March 1999

What the defect is

Vehicle description: 3-WHEELED on-road vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 122, "motorcycle brake systems."

What could happen

The stopping distance on these vehicles may be increased.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WHEEL CYLINDER AND BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDER KIT ON THESE VEHICLES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1990 to March 1999
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 March 1999
  3. Owners notified20 April 1999

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 12 March 1999.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TEXTRON
Safety standard
FMVSS 122
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

Owner notification began april 20, 1999.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 textron at 1-402-474-8568.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.

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