Vehicle recall 90V142000 · August 6, 1990
Volkswagen Golf and Jetta
Omission of air ducts intended to guide flow of cooling air to left and right front brake calipers could allow brake fluid to exceed allowable operating temperature under certain…
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- Summary
- Omission of air ducts intended to guide flow of cooling air to left and right front brake calipers could allow brake fluid to exceed allowable operating temperature under certain operating conditions.
- Consequence
- If brake fluid boils, this could result in reducedbraking pressure with potential for an accident.
- Remedy
- Install missing left and right front air ducts.
- Notes
- System: brake caliper air ducts.vehicle description: passenger cars.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 90V142000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 6, 1990
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Owner notification
- August 23, 1990
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 11,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Caliper
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Golf (1990): 1990
- Volkswagen Jetta (1990): 1990
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