9999 DOW CORNING DOW CORNING Recall

Campaign:
86E020000 on 07/10/1986
Component:
Service brakes, hydraulic:fluid
Affected:
26
Defect:
Solid material appearing to be epoxy/phenolic resin used to coat the inside of the drums in which the brake fluid is packaged is causing fluid contamination. consequence of defect: the presence of solid material in brake fluid could cause the main piston in a brake system to seize, which could cause the vehicle's brakes to lock. this could result in loss of vehicle control in an emergency braking application which could lead to an accident.
Correction:
Retrieve all contaminated brake fluid and replace with uncontaminated fluid.
Notes:
Vehicle category: various vehicles. system: brake fluid, dow corning 2-1143 silicone.

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