NHTSA Campaign 00V180000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 00V180000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 00V180000 with NHTSA on July 10, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V180000, NHTSA lists up to 160 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 20, 2000 and June 20, 2000.
The 00V180000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V180000 were scheduled from July 24, 2000, 14 days after the report.
00V180000 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V180000 ranks 142 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 00V180000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: NON-ABS EQUIPPED PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON RETAINER SNAP RING MAY HAVE BEEN BENT INWARD DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON MAY BE IN A "BRAKE APPLIED" POSITION DUE TO THE DAMAGED PISTON RETAINER SNAP RING. WHEN THE PISTON IS IN THE APPLIED POSITION, THE FLUID COMPENSATION PORTS ARE CLOSED WHICH RESULTS IN A BRAKE DRAG CONDITION.
- The risk
- IF THE BRAKE OVERHEAT, BRAKE FADING COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN NEEDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHOULD A DRIVER NOT ANTICIPATE THE EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 24, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Reported July 10, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V180000 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V180000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted