The defect
CERTAIN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE BEEN OVERSTRESSED AND CRACKED DURING MANUFACTURE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A CRACKED CYLINDER MAY FAIL DURING BRAKING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE SUSPECT CYLINDERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge B Series | 1986 |
| Dodge D1 | 1986 |
| Dodge D2 | 1986 |
| Dodge W1 | 1986 |
| Dodge W2 | 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge B Series | 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| Dodge D1 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge D2 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W1 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W2 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 86V174000 30 Dec 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V001000 3 Dec 1986 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
| 86V125000 10 Sept 1986 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 86V120000 26 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V109000 8 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V116000 7 Aug 1986 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 86V102000 29 Jul 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 86V088000 11 Jul 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986