OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
05E058000
Service Brakes, Air:disc:caliper
Reported Sep 14, 2005 · AMERICAN REMANUFACTURERS, INC.
Summary
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.
Remedy
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.
This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.
Vehicle entries in this campaign
This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗