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NHTSA recall 89V221000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Volkswagen Jetta

Reported Dec 8, 19898,000 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Aug 1, 1986 – Sep 1, 1988

The risk

Prolonged chafing could eventually cause a leaking brakeline resulting in diminished braking in one brake circuit which would increasethe stopping distances and result in an accident.

The remedy

Curve or replace right front brake line.

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Vehicles in this recall

Volkswagen Jetta
198719881989

Notes

System: right front brake line.vehicle description: passenger cars.description of defects: an incorrectly contoured metal brake line leading to theright front wheel could be damaged by a preheating tube chafing against it.