NHTSA recall campaign

77V181000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders

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6Affected configurations shown636Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Report receivedMay 10, 1978
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER RETAINER ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED. SHOULD THE WHEEL CYLINDER RETAINER BECOME COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, THE WHEEL CYLINDER COULD MOVE OUTBOARD CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND A LOSS OF REAR BRAKING ACTION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPOSITION THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER RETAINERS, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 77V181000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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