Daewoo Puerto Rico Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Daewoo Puerto Rico is recalling about 2,098 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. This can result in brake hose rupture, brake fluid leakage, and loss of vehicle braking.

Campaign
02V257001
Manufacturer
DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO
Reported
18 September 2002
Vehicles
2,098
Built between
Dec 1999 – Sep 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 October 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1999 and September 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000-2002 Daewoo Puerto Rico NubiraBuilt December 1999 to September 2001

What the defect is

Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106, "brake hoses." a crack can develop in the outer rubber layer of the front brake hose(s).

What could happen

This can result in brake hose rupture, brake fluid leakage, and loss of vehicle braking.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW REDESIGNED FRONT BRAKE HOSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 25, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1999 to September 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 September 2002
  3. Owners notified25 October 2002

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 18 September 2002.

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.

Manufacturer contact

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 daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO
Safety standard
FMVSS 106
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

Customers can 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.

Same component

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