Recall
Amerex Amgads — 95E022000
NHTSA ID
95E022000
Make
Amerex
Model
Amgads
Years Affected
1992
Recall Date
1995-06-02
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Units Affected
96
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
Summary
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.