- Vehicles
- 141
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 June 1983
- 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.
- Arrow Automotive Arrow Automotive
What the defect is
Shell assemblies of the booster may separate and fail to transmit necessary forces to master cylinders. This problem is due to insufficient crimping of shell members to resist shock and vibration in service. A separate defect exists in power boosters assembled with master cylinders. These assemblies may not have the correct master cylinder attached. The master cylinder may not transmit forces from the brake pedal to the rear brake system. The two defects are mutually exclusive; there are no power brake boosters with inadequate crimps that also have the incorrect master cylinder attached.
What gets fixed
MANUFACTURER IS REPLACING ALL BOOSTER UNITS STOCKED BY DISTRIBUTORS WITH NEW UNITS AND IS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE RETAIL PURCHASERS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THEIR UNITS. OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPLACING UNITS INSTALLED ON VEHICLES.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 1983
- Owners notified22 June 1983
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 8 August 1983.
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
- ARROW AUTOMOTIVE IND.,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
Vehicle category: passenger vehicles and light trucks equipped with powerbrakes.system: service brakes; power brake booster.consequences of defect: ineffective rear braking action, in situations whereminimum stopping distance is required, could lead to an accident. Power brakebooster failure could result in total loss of brakes and may lead to anaccident. In addition, the master cylinder, if it is the incorrect part, mayinterfere with the hood when closing.
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.