The defect
THE PRIMARY SIDE BRAKE CUP WITHIN THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LINE PRESSURE IN ONE-HALF OF THE DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS WOULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS ANDINCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Daihatsu Charade | 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daihatsu Charade | 1990 | 6 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1989
23 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 89V235000 26 Dec 1989 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 89V227000 18 Dec 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 89V224000 11 Dec 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V223000 11 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V221000 8 Dec 1989 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 89V209000 29 Nov 1989 | MARMON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V206000 21 Nov 1989 | SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, INC. |
| 89V202000 16 Nov 1989 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989