The defect
UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, OUTER RUBBER LAYER OF BRAKE HOSES MAY BECOME BRITTLE AND DEVELOP CRACKS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CRACKS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE HOSES AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi 4000 | 1984 |
| Audi 5000 | 1983, 1984 |
| Volkswagen Convertible | 1983, 1984 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1983, 1984 |
| Volkswagen Quantum | 1983, 1984 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi 4000 | 1984 | 5 | 1 |
| Audi 5000 | 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| Audi 5000 | 1984 | 4 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Convertible | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Convertible | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Quantum | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Quantum | 1984 | 3 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1985
13 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 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. |
| 85V088000 9 Jul 1985 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985