Recall Detail

SAAB / 9000 / 1989

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 27524 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SAAB
Recalled Component Id: 000005684000012961000000073 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 9000 Model Year: 1989
NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V191000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1987 End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1989
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 14000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 05 1990 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Received Date: Nov, 06 1989
Record Creation date : Nov, 28 1989 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The routing of the throttle kickdown cable could allow chafing to occur between the cable and any one of three steel brake fluid lines near the valve block of the hydraulic brake unit. Consequence Summary: This could cause brake fluid leakage; thus, the brakecircuit supplied by that line would become inoperative and result in decreasedbraking effectiveness and an accident.
Corrective Summary : Change cable routing and install new attachment bracket to prevent chafing. Recall Notes: System: hydraulic brake lines / throttle cablevehicle description: passenger cars equipped with automatic transmissions.
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: