The defect
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY ANODIZED INTERNAL SURFACES CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF A PISTON SEAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ONE PORTION OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INEFFECTIVE RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER WOULD BE WARNED BY INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT.
The remedy
MASTER CYLINDERS BUILT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Thunderbird | 1985 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Thunderbird | 1985 | 14 | 1 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1985 | 10 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1985
13 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 85V147000 13 Nov 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 85V144000 4 Nov 1985 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| 85V140000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V135000 23 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V125000 9 Oct 1985 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V109000 19 Sept 1985 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 85V104000 14 Aug 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V099000 30 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985