NHTSA Campaign 10V315000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Issued by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC · Reported Jul 7, 2010 · 20,626 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP LIBERTY, DODGE NITRO AND RAM 1500 TRUCK; RIGHT AND LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY FORMED MASTER CYLINDER TO HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) BRAKE TUBE ASSEMBLY END FLARE.

Consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE TUBES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-853-1403.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE NITRO 2010 20,626
DODGE RAM 2010 20,626
JEEP LIBERTY 2010 20,626
JEEP WRANGLER 2010 20,626

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V315000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.