Shelby Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Shelby is recalling about 930 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. This interference may cause abrasion of the brake hoseand eventual loss of front wheel braking capability with potential for anaccident.

Campaign
89V206000
Manufacturer
SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, INC.
Reported
21 November 1989
Vehicles
930
Built between
Jan 1989 – Aug 1989
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 March 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1989 and August 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1989 Shelby DakotaBuilt January 1989 to August 1989

What the defect is

Routing of the front brake hose may allow hose interference with the wheel opening splash guards.

What could happen

This interference may cause abrasion of the brake hoseand eventual loss of front wheel braking capability with potential for anaccident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE FRONT WHEEL OPENING SPLASH SHIELDS WITH REVISED SHIELDS THAT ELIMINATE INTEFERENCE; ALSO, REPLACE ANY DAMAGED FRONT BRAKE HOSES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1989 to August 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 November 1989
  3. Owners notified15 March 1990

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 November 1989.

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
SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, 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

System: front brake hose.vehicle description: light trucks.

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