Eldorado Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder

Eldorado is recalling about 40 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Brake fluid loss results in loss of pressure causingpartial loss of braking ability, which may lead to an accident.

Campaign
93E029006
Manufacturer
ELDORADO NATIONAL
Reported
17 November 1993
Vehicles
40
Built between
Aug 1992 – May 1993
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 October 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1992 and May 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1993 Eldorado Escort REBuilt August 1992 to May 1993

What the defect is

A gap between the master cylinder and remote brake fluid reservoir adapter, caused by an out-of-specification condition of the adapter, results in brake fluid loss during brake application.

What could happen

Brake fluid loss results in loss of pressure causingpartial loss of braking ability, which may lead to an accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION ADAPTERS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1992 to May 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 November 1993
  3. Owners notified9 October 1993

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 17 November 1993.

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
ELDORADO NATIONAL
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: brakes; master cylinder.equipment description: alliedsignal inc. Brake master cylinders suppliedto oem's of school bus, motor home, and shuttle bus chassis.note: alliedsignal initiated this campaign.if you have problems exchanging the fluid reservoir adapters, please contacteldorado national service at 1-714-628-5580. Also, please contact thenational highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline AT1-800-424-9393.

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