The defect
CLUTCH CABLE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED CAUSING THE CABLE TO CONTACT THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE PIPE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THIS MAY CAUSE WEAR THROUGH, BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
SECURE CLUTCH CABLE TO PRECLUDE CONTACT WITH MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE PIPE. ALSO, REPLACE BRAKE PIPE IF IT SHOWS ANY SIGN OF WEAR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1985 | 15 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1985
13 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 85V147000 13 Nov 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 85V144000 4 Nov 1985 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| 85V140000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 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 |
| 85V088000 9 Jul 1985 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985