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

Dodge is recalling about 76,000 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Loss of fluid from half of the diagonally split brakehydraulic system affects braking capability, which could result in an accident.

Campaign
91V027000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
13 February 1991
Vehicles
76,000
Built between
Aug 1988 – Dec 1990
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 February 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1988 and December 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990-1991 Dodge MonacoBuilt August 1988 to December 1990
  • 1989-1991 Eagle PremierBuilt August 1988 to December 1990

What the defect is

Rear brake tube routing is contacted by fuel tank heat shield when suspension is in full jounce position. This damages the brake fluid tube, causing a leak.

What could happen

Loss of fluid from half of the diagonally split brakehydraulic system affects braking capability, which could result in an accident.

What gets fixed

MODIFY HEAT SHIELD TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL FOR SHIELD CONTACTING BRAKE TUBE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1988 to December 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 February 1991
  3. Owners notified28 February 1991

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 13 February 1991.

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

System: rear brake tube.vehicle description: passenger cars.

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

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