- Vehicles
- 3,149
- Built between
- Apr 1998 – Apr 2000
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 6 June 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1998 and April 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Brake Parts 18M739Built April 1998 to April 2000
- Brake Parts 18M801Built April 1998 to April 2000
- Brake Parts 390275Built April 1998 to April 2000
- Brake Parts 390377Built April 1998 to April 2000
- Brake Parts E150614Built April 1998 to April 2000
- Brake Parts E151360Built April 1998 to April 2000
- Brake Parts MC390275Built April 1998 to April 2000
- 2000 Brake Parts MC390337Built April 1998 to April 2000
What the defect is
Equipment description: brake master cylinder part numbers 390275, 390377, MC390275, MC390337, E151360, E150614, 18M801, and 18M739 manufactured between april 1998 and april 2000. These master cylinders have an incorrectly molded brake fluid reservoir.
What could happen
The fluid reservoir may not have slots, which are designed to allow for fluid transfer in the middle portion of the reservoir where the brake fluid warning switch is located. If the main body of the reservoir is suddenly depleted of brake fluid, the warning switch may not be activated.
What gets fixed
BRAKE PARTS IS INSTRUCTING OWNERS TO RETURN THEIR MASTER CYLINDERS TO THEM AND THEY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY LABOR CHARGES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1998 to April 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 June 2000
- Owners notified6 June 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 June 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRAKE PARTS INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began june 6, 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 brake parts customer service at 1-800-323-0354.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.