NHTSA Recall 85V025000
Filed by Ford Motor Company. Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Reported 1985-03-11. An estimated 3,508 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY ANODIZED INTERNAL SURFACES CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF A PISTON SEAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ONE PORTION OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INEFFECTIVE RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER WOULD BE WARNED BY INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT.
What the manufacturer will do
MASTER CYLINDERS BUILT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 WILL BE REPLACED.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. SYSTEM: BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.