Recall 86E020000: Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Fluid

NHTSA recall 86E020000 · announced July 1, 1986 · Dow Corning · 26 units affected

The problem

SOLID MATERIAL APPEARING TO BE EPOXY/PHENOLIC RESIN USED TO COAT THE INSIDE OF THE DRUMS IN WHICH THE BRAKE FLUID IS PACKAGED IS CAUSING FLUID CONTAMINATION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE PRESENCE OF SOLID MATERIAL IN BRAKE FLUID COULD CAUSE THE MAIN PISTON IN A BRAKE SYSTEM TO SEIZE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES TO LOCK. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING APPLICATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

What to do

RETRIEVE ALL CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID AND REPLACE WITH UNCONTAMINATED FLUID.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: VARIOUS VEHICLES. SYSTEM: BRAKE FLUID, DOW CORNING 2-1143 SILICONE.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.