- Vehicles
- 15,000
- Built between
- Jan 2006 – Oct 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 July 2017
- Repaired
- 13%
- Unrepaired
- 12,109
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2006 and October 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Wilwood 7/8" Tandem Master CylindBuilt January 2006 to October 2016
Repair progress
12,109 of 15,000 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.
13% repaired — 1,949 of 15,000 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 299
- Scrapped or exported
- 643
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Wilwood Engineering (Wilwood) is recalling certain 7/8" Tandem Master Cylinder brakes, part numbers 260-9439, 260-12900, 261-13271 (with proportioning valve) and 261-13272 (with proportioning valve). The brake master cylinder seal in the front brake circuit may deform, resulting in a loss of braking in the front circuit.
What could happen
An unexpected loss of front brake pressure may increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Wilwood will notify owners and will replace the piston and piston seal assemblies or exchange the master cylinders for rebuilt ones, free of charge. The recall began on July 7, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2006 to October 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 June 2017
- Owners notified7 July 2017
- Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 13% repaired
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 21 June 2017.
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 may contact Wilwood at 1-805-384-2270 or customercare@wilwood.com. Wilwood's number for the recall is R17-01MC.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R17-01MC
- Recalling manufacturer
- Wilwood Engineering
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.