The defect
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE HOSE MAY LEAK OR DETACH AT ITS CRIMPED END FITTING RESULTING IN THE DISCHARGE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.
The risk
FLUID DISCHARGE EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE LOSS OF BOTH THEANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC ASSIST FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, RESULTING ININCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF BRAKE LOCKUP AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE ABS HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WITH A HOSE OF DIFFERENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Imperial | 1990, 1991 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1990, 1991 |
| Chrysler Town And Country | 1991 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1991 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1990, 1991 |
| Dodge Monaco | 1991 |
| Eagle Premier | 1991 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Imperial | 1990 | 108 | 2 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1991 | 84 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1990 | 92 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1991 | 84 | 4 |
| Chrysler Town And Country | 1991 | 25 | 8 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1991 | 617 | 9 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1990 | 55 | 5 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1991 | 108 | 5 |
| Dodge Monaco | 1991 | 37 | 7 |
| Eagle Premier | 1991 | 48 | 7 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1991 | 520 | 8 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1991
32 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 91V220000 24 Dec 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V207000 25 Nov 1991 | PAS, INC. |
| 91V200000 12 Nov 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V187000 27 Oct 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V170000 4 Oct 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V003000 2 Oct 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V158000 13 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V161000 11 Sept 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991