The defect
SOME OF THE ABS EQUIPPED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN UNDERSIZED BRAKE RETURN CHECK VALVE. IN INCIDENTS WHERE HARD BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT IS APPLIED ON LOW FRICTION ROAD SURFACES, LIKE RAIN COVERED STREETS, THE VALVES MAY FAIL, CAUSING THE ABS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS CREATES EXCESS BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND MAY CAUSE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON.
The risk
LACK OF FRONT WHEEL ABS COULD CAUSE THE FRONT WHEELBRAKES TO LOCK, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE RETURN CHECK VALVE WITH THE CORRECT VALVE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Dakota | 1993 |
| Dodge Ram Van | 1993 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Dakota | 1993 | 134 | 1 |
| Dodge Ram Van | 1993 | 3 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1993
20 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 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