The defect
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY PURGED OF ALL AIR DURING THE FILL AND EVACUATION PROCESS CAUSING AIR BUBBLES TO GET INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND STOPPING DISTANCES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL BLEED THE ABS HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR TO REMOVE ANY AIR BUBBLES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan 200SX | 1995 |
| Nissan Sentra | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan 200SX | 1995 | 51 | 2 |
| Nissan Sentra | 1995 | 117 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1995
18 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 95V230000 5 Dec 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V199000 20 Oct 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V202000 19 Oct 1995 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 95V144000 2 Aug 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V133000 11 Jul 1995 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 95V123000 16 Jun 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V109000 26 May 1995 | CAGIVA NORTH AMERICA, INC |
| 94V234001 12 May 1995 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995