Component Description
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Manufacturer That Filed Defect/noncompliance Report
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Begin Date Of Manufacturing
19850101
End Date Of Manufacturing
19850101
Vehicle, Equipment Or Tire Report
0
Potential Number Of Units Affected
3508
Date Owner Notified By MFR
0
Recall Initiator (MFR/OVSC/ODI)
MFR
Mfg
Ford Motor Company
Report Received Date
19850311
Record Creation Date
19850320
Regulation Part Number
Defect Summary
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY ANODIZED INTERNAL SURFACES CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF A PISTON SEAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ONE PORTION OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INEFFECTIVE RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER WOULD BE WARNED BY INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary
MASTER CYLINDERS BUILT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 WILL BE REPLACED.
Recall Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. SYSTEM: BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.