CarRecallWatch- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
- Problem
- EXCESSIVE ENLARGEMENT OF THE WHEEL CYLINDER PILOT HOLE IN THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE COULD ALLOW THE WHEEL CYLINDER TO ROTATE AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LEADS TO LOSS OF REAR BRAKE ACTION, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. FRONT BRAKES WOULD REMAIN OPERATIONAL.
- Risk
- Remedy
- ADD A PART TO PREVENT WHEEL CYLINDER FROM ROTATING.
- Notes
- NOTE: OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1985 AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1985.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MIDSIZE PASSENGER CARS AND SMALL TRUCKS. SYSTEM: REAR BRAKES.
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Affected vehicles
| Buick Century | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1980 |
| Chevrolet EL Camino | 1980 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1980 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1980 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | 1982 |
| GMC S15 | 1982 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1980 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1980 |
| Pontiac Lemans | 1980 |