The issue
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A BUILT IN PROPORTIONING VALVE WITH A "C" CLIP, LOCATED AT THE END OF THE VALVE SPOOL, ACTING AS A STOPPER. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CLIP MAY CAUSE THE CLIP TO DISENGAGE ALLOWING THE VALVE SPOOLS AND COMPONENTS TO BE PUSHED OUT AFTER REPEATED STRONG BRAKE APPLICATION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE FUNCTION.
Description (français)
Le maître-cylindre des freins comporte un répartiteur de freinage dont le piston est muni, à son extrémité, d'une bague d'arrêt en "C". Si cette bague est mal montée elle peut sortir de son logement et permettre aux pistons de dépasser les limites de leur course après Plusieurs freinages puissants. Il peut en résulter une fuite de liquide de frein et une perte de freinage.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan 300ZX | 1984 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan 300ZX | 1984 | 42 | 4 |