The defect
THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLIES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOUSING DURING A HIGH EFFORT BRAKING MANEUVER.
The risk
THE SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOUSING CAN RESULTIN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE APPLICATION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn | 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | 1993 | 19 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1993
20 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 93V214000 14 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V205000 7 Dec 1993 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 93V188000 12 Nov 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V171000 19 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V156000 24 Sept 1993 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V152000 15 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V146000 13 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V141000 26 Aug 1993 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993