Austin Healey Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Power Assist

Austin Healey is recalling about 8,386 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic.

Campaign
66V028000
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS
Reported
28 November 1966
Vehicles
8,386
Built between
Oct 1963 – Apr 1965
Models
13
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1963 and April 1965. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Austin Healey 1100Built October 1963 to April 1965
  • Austin Healey MiniBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Isuzu Pickup TruckBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • MG 1100Built October 1963 to April 1965
  • Morris 1100Built October 1963 to April 1965
  • Morris CooperBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Morris Cooper SBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Morris Mini SaloonBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Morris Mini VANBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Morris MokeBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Riley ELFBuilt October 1963 to April 1965
  • Vandenplas 1100Built October 1963 to April 1965
  • Wolseley HornetBuilt October 1963 to April 1965

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1963 to April 1965
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 November 1966

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

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 28 November 1966.

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
JAGUAR CARS
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

Possible corrosion of the aluminum washer of the end plug of the hydraulic pressure regulating valve in the brake system which can bring about a gradual loss of brake fluid.(inspect and replace end plug and aluminum washer with copper washer.)

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