The defect
FRONT HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID HOSE MAY CONTACT SPEEDOMETER CABLE DURING NORMAL VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
The risk
THIS COULD WEAR THE BRAKE HOSE AND CAUSE BRAKE FLUIDLEAKAGE, THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, AND LEAD TO ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A SPEEDOMETER CABLE HOLDER TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE FLUID HOSE; REPLACE BRAKE HOSE IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha FZ600 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha FZ600 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha FZ600 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha FZ600 | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 88V168000 24 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V144000 29 Aug 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V136000 15 Aug 1988 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 88V111000 8 Jul 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V109000 6 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V106000 1 Jul 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V002000 12 Jan 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988