NHTSA Campaign 95E022000

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Issued by AMEREX CORPORATION · Reported Jun 2, 1995 · 96 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE VEHICLE OPERATOR IS ABLE TO SILENCE THE AUDIBLE ALARM WHICH WARNS OF "TRACE" AND "MODERATE" LEVELS OF METHANE DETECTION.

Consequence

THE MOTION REQUIRED FOR THE BUS DRIVER TO SILENCE THEALARM AS INSTALLED REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO DIVERT HIS ATTENTION AND FIELD OFVISION AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING SYSTEM AND REPLACE IT WITH A MUCH IMPROVED AMGADS II (SECOND GENERATION) METHANE DETECTION SYSTEM.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AMEREX AMGADS 1992 96

Source: NHTSA Campaign 95E022000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.