NHTSA recall 89V191000
Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Saab 9000
Reported Nov 6, 198914,000 vehicles affectedSAAB CARS USA, INC.Built Aug 1, 1987 – Apr 1, 1989
The defect
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.
The risk
This could cause brake fluid leakage; thus, the brakecircuit supplied by that line would become inoperative and result in decreasedbraking effectiveness and an accident.
The remedy
Change cable routing and install new attachment bracket to prevent chafing.