Strange Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder

Strange is recalling about 553 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Partial brake loss can result in a vehicle crash without warning which can cause serious injury or death.

Campaign
04E071000
Manufacturer
STRANGE ENGINEERING, INC.
Reported
22 September 2004
Vehicles
553
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
24 September 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Strange B3360

What the defect is

Certain strange engineering brake master cylinders p/n 63360, sold to customers between november 1, 2003, and september 4, 2004. The allen bolt securing the promary piston assembly will loosen resulting in brake fluid loss and partial loss of brakes.

What could happen

Partial brake loss can result in a vehicle crash without warning which can cause serious injury or death.

What gets fixed

STRANGE WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE MASTER CYLINDER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 24, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA22 September 2004
  2. Owners notified24 September 2004

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 22 September 2004.

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 847-663-1702.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
STRANGE ENGINEERING, INC.
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

Also, customers can 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

Same brand