Daihatsu Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder

Daihatsu is recalling about 33 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. This would cause reduced braking effectiveness andincreased stopping distances that could result in an accident.

Campaign
89V213000
Manufacturer
DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC.
Reported
5 December 1989
Vehicles
33
Built between
Sep 1989 – Nov 1989
Models
1
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 September 1989 and November 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990 Daihatsu CharadeBuilt September 1989 to November 1989

What the defect is

The primary side brake cup within the master cylinder may fail causing loss of brake fluid line pressure in one-half of the dual braking system.

What could happen

This would cause reduced braking effectiveness andincreased stopping distances that could result in an accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1989 to November 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 December 1989

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 5 December 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
DAIHATSU AMERICA, 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: brake master cylinder.vehicle description: passenger vehicle.

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