9999 ARI BRAKE CALIPER Recall

Campaign:

05E058000 on 09/14/2005

Component:

Service brakes, air:disc:caliper

Manufactured:

06/06/2005 - 06/23/2005

Affected:

5,000

Defect:

Certain ari caliper bolts with gold bolt heads and head markings of "10.9 & fmi" sold with brake caliper replacement equipment which have a build code between june 7 and june 24, 2005. due to an embrittlement condition, these bolts may break without warning and the caliper could become unanchored from the mounting bracket, possibly impairing the braking ability of the vehicle.

Consequence:

If the bolt breaks and the caliper becomes unanchored, a vehicle crash could occur.

Correction:

Ari has notified its purchasers and will replace the bolts free of charge. the recall began on august 29, 2005. owners may contact ari at 714-234-2200 or contact better brake parts at 419-228-9092 (see better brake parts recall no. 05e-047.)

Notes:

Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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