NHTSA recall 91V003000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 91V003000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1991-10-02 |
| Owners notified | 1991-03-07 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 33000 |
What is wrong
THERE MAY BE HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION FROM CONDENSATION FORMATION THAT CAN PLUG THE ABS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP FILTER; STRESS CORROSION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER SNAP RING HAS BEEN TRACED TO CHLORINE LEAKING FROM THE LOW PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE WHICH MAY CAUSE IT TO BREAK; FRONT BRAKE HOSE TO TIRE INTERFERENCE WHICH MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE HOSE.
What can happen
CONTAMINATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN CAUSEMALFUNCTIONING OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM; LOW PRESSURE HOSE LEAKAGE CAUSESLOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND ALSO RESULTS IN CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE MASTERCYLINDER SNAP RING, RESULTING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE; FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKEHOSE DUE TO HOSE TO TIRE INTERFERENCE WILL CAUSE FAILURE OF ONE HALF OF THEBRAKE SYSTEM RESULTING IN A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN EXPECTED.
The remedy
REPLACE ABS LOW PRESSURE HOSE; REBUILD MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER; INSPECT, SERVICE INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS, AND REPLACE FRONT BRAKE HOSE AS NECESSARY.
Notes
SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS).VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKESYSTEM.
| 1989 JEEP CHEROKEE | Built 1989-01-01 to 1990-06-01. |
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| 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE | Built 1989-01-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1989 JEEP WAGONEER | Built 1989-01-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1990 JEEP WAGONEER | Built 1989-01-01 to 1990-06-01. |
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Investigated as EA90024
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA90024 | Engineering analysis, opened 1990-04-26, closed 1991-01-14. FAILED ANTILOCK BRAKES. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.