Athey M9D Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 5 model years of the Athey M9D (1997–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2001.
Pick your Athey M9D model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Athey M9D | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Athey M9D | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 Athey M9D | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 Athey M9D | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 Athey M9D | 2 | 0 |
What Athey M9D owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 1.
All Athey M9D recalls (5)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Athey M9D, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Caliper (service brakes)
On certain street sweepers, as the brake pads wear, the brake calipers on the rear axle can come into contact with a bracket on the chassis. This causes the caliper to deflect during brake application, introducing a bending moment into the caliper mounting bolts. The mounting bolt can eventually break allowing the caliper to rotation…
Remedy: Dealers will modify the braking system on these vehicles. Owner notification is expected to begin during march or april 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…
Model years: 2001
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Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)
Vehicle description: 4-wheeled, self-propelled, on-highway mechanical street sweepers equipped with meritor wabco anti-lock braking system (ABS). Incorrect brake fluid can cause damage to the rubber seals in the brake modulator valves.
Remedy: Dealers will flush the brake system with approved fluids, replace the DOT 5 fluid with DOT 4 fluid and replace the brake modulator valve. Owner notification began december 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an…
Model years: 1999
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Antilock (service brakes)
Vehicle description: street sweepers equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. Such a condition could possibly occur…
Remedy: The ABS ECU will be removed and replaced on these motor homes. Owner notification began december 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
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Service brakes, hydraulic
On certain street sweepers, the left hand front brake torque plate is susceptible to failure.
Remedy: Dealers will modify these vehicles. Owner notification is expected to begin during september 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…
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Antilock (service brakes)
Vehicle description: street sweepers equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. Such a condition could possibly occur…
Remedy: The ABS ECU will be removed and replaced or the ECU will be reprogrammed.
Other Athey models
- Street Sweeper1 complaints
- Sweeper1 complaints
- 7120 complaints
- Athey0 complaints
- M8A0 complaints
- M9B0 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.