{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"86V120000","date":"1986-08-26","owner_notified":"1986-09-20","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER","summary":"SEVERE AND UNUSUAL BRAKING CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE    TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CENTER VALVE.                                                                                                                        CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF SUFFICIENT DAMAGE OCCURS, LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES MAY     OCCUR WITH INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY.  THE REDUCTION    OF BRAKING ABILITY AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED COULD    RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.","consequence":null,"remedy":"NEW MASTER CYLINDER CENTER VALVE AND RELATED PARTS WILL BE    INSTALLED.","notes":"SYSTEM: BRAKES/MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":18223,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1986,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CORVETTE","vehicle_id":"1986_chevrolet_corvette","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-04-01","built_to":"1986-02-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/86V120000"}