1999 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 3600 Recall

Campaign:

03V062000 on 03/04/2003

Component:

Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc

Manufactured:

03/31/1997 - 06/02/2002

Affected:

35,074

Defect:

On certain school and transit buses built with bosch zero offset pin slide (zops) hydraulic disc brakes, the zops hydraulic disc brakes may experience calipers sticking in the applied position, which can result in excessive or abnormal heat generation at one or more of the brakes.

Consequence:

The combination of the following factors may collectively result in an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety: potential fire at a wheel end, high incident rates of stuck calipers, and evacuation and containment concerns relating to multiple passengers.

Correction:

International will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. the recall began october 29, 2004.

Notes:

International recall no. 03502/04501.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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