The defect
FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER GUIDE PIN BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TORQUED AND COULD LOOSEN.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND COULDRESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
PROPERLY TORQUE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER GUIDE PIN BOLTS TO 250 POUNDS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1991 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1991 |
| Chrysler Salon | 1991 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1991 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1991 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1991 |
| Dodge Spirit | 1991 |
| Plymouth Acclaim | 1991 |
| Plymouth Sundance | 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1991 | 36 | 3 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1991 | 63 | 5 |
| Chrysler Salon | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1991 | 13 | 4 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1991 | 108 | 5 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1991 | 89 | 5 |
| Dodge Spirit | 1991 | 95 | 3 |
| Plymouth Acclaim | 1991 | 97 | 3 |
| Plymouth Sundance | 1991 | 30 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1990
18 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 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 |
| 90V145000 10 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V142000 6 Aug 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990