Dodge Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder

Dodge is recalling about 19,160 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic.

Campaign
70V048000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
15 May 1970
Vehicles
19,160
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 May 1970
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.

  • 1970 Dodge Dart
  • 1970 Plymouth Valiant

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA15 May 1970
  2. Owners notified7 May 1970

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 15 May 1970.

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
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
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

Possibility that front portion of brake master cylinder was dam- aged orimproperly assembled in production.also possible that primary cup in frontbrake portion may have been cut, or a thin washer between cup and piston mayhave been omitted.if either of these conditions exist front brakes may fail;however, rear brakes will still be operational.(correct by replacingcylinders where necessary.)

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