The defect
OMISSION OF AIR DUCTS INTENDED TO GUIDE FLOW OF COOLING AIR TO LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS COULD ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO EXCEED ALLOWABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.
The risk
IF BRAKE FLUID BOILS, THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCEDBRAKING PRESSURE WITH POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL MISSING LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AIR DUCTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 1990 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1990 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
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 Golf | 1990 | 10 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1990 | 22 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1990
18 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 90V206000 18 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V205000 17 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V198000 11 Dec 1990 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 90V190000 9 Nov 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V188000 1 Nov 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V173000 25 Sept 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 90V162000 4 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V145000 10 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990