The defect
BRAKE BOOSTERS HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED WITH THE TWO HALVES OF THE BOOSTER UNIT INSUFFICIENTLY CONNECTED.
The risk
BRAKE BOOSTER HALVES COULD SEPARATE UNDER HEAVY BRAKEAPPLICATION AND BRAKING POWER WOULD SUDDENLY DIMINISH WHICH COULD RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTERS AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1988 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1988 | 19 | 7 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 88V168000 24 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 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 |
| 88V069000 25 Apr 1988 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| 88V002000 12 Jan 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988