The defect
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN HEAVY RAIN, THERE MAY BE A NOTICEABLE INITIAL REDUCTION IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REAR DISC BRAKE, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL RECOVERY TO NORMAL, DRY CONDITION EFFECTIVENESS. IF PEDAL FORCE IS NOT INCREASED TO COMPENSATE, LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES WILL RESULT. IF PEDAL FORCE IS NOT REDUCED AFTER RECOVERY, A REAR WHEEL SKID COULD RESULT.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS WITH PADS WHICH WILL IMPROVE BRAKING PERFORMANCE IN WET WEATHER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1978
14 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 78V261000 11 Dec 1978 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 78V254000 20 Nov 1978 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 78V247000 13 Nov 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V199000 11 Sept 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V188000 29 Aug 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 78V184000 18 Aug 1978 | AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD |
| 78V178000 16 Aug 1978 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 78V159000 19 Jul 1978 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978