NHTSA recall 86E020000 · Equipment
Service brakes, hydraulic › Fluid
Reported Jul 1, 198626 vehicles affectedDOW CORNING CORPORATION
The 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.
The remedy
Retrieve all contaminated brake fluid and replace with uncontaminated fluid.