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NHTSARecalled Mar 11, 1985 · #85V025000

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER

Hazard

Vehicle safety defect

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Description

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.

Product details

Product
BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER
Type
Vehicle
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Model numbers
UPCs

What you should do

MASTER CYLINDERS BUILT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 WILL BE REPLACED.

View the official CPSC notice