The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING 169,202 MY 2007-2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED ROBERT BOSCH MASTER CYLINDER. DUE TO THE MACHINING IRREGULARITY BY THE SUPPLIER, THE INTERNAL SEAL GROOVE IN THE BODY OF SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY ALLOW FOR A GAP IN THE GROOVE CONTACT AREA OF THE SEAL. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
The risk
IF THE WARNING LAMP IS IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Sentra | 2007, 2008 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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 Sentra | 2007 | 154 | 1 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2008 | 167 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2008
20 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 08V693000 29 Dec 2008 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 08V624000 26 Nov 2008 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD |
| 08V623000 26 Nov 2008 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. |
| 08V512000 3 Oct 2008 | KARAVAN TRAILERS INC |
| 08V507000 2 Oct 2008 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 08V479000 22 Sept 2008 | MILES ELECTRIC VEHICLES |
| 08V312000 11 Jul 2008 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 08V254000 5 Jun 2008 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008