Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
07E023000 | CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC. | E (Equipment) | 13128 | 04/02/2007 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 03/29/2007 | 03/29/2007 | ||||||||
Defect Summary | Certain cardone master cylinders with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. the seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | Loss of brake fluid can result in poor braking performance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Cardone will notify owners and offer to repurchase any defective master cylinders. the recall began during april 2007. owners can contact cardone at 1-800-777-4780. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket cardone master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
08/21/2010 | 48000 | ||
I have a 2004 vw bug with 51000 miles .the car started jerking so hard its almost caused several accidents to me and others ! vw says it needs a new 7000 dollaer transmission!they wont admit the problem is of epic preportions with this model .its all over the internet.my car has also had the window motor go out and many parts just fall off such as seatbelt latch cover.these cars should be recalled for saftey!please help me get vw to fix this problem! thanks,suzy |