Recall campaign · NHTSA 70V107000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1970-09-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 70V107000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
Manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Vehicles affected
47,879
Reported to NHTSA
1970-09-08
Owners notified
1970-09-01

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT DURING COLD WEATHER BRAKE FLUID MAY NOT ADEQUATELY FLOWBETWEEN RESERVOIR TANK AND MASTER CYLINDER.THIS CONDITION WOULD PERMITGRADUAL ACCUMULA- TION OF AIR INTO MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM, RESULTING IN SOFTPEDAL DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKES.(COR- RECT BY INSTALLING IMPROVED MASTERCYLINDER COMPONENTS.) BECAUSE OF REROUTING THE VACUUM ADVANCER HOSE ANADDITIONAL CLAMP MAY HAVE TO BE INSTALLED ON FUEL PIPE BETWEEN CARBURETOR ANDFUEL PUMP TO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE VIBRA- TION, WHICH MAY RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGEUNDER PROLONGED HIGH- SPEED OPERATING CONDITIONS.POSSIBILITY THAT VACUUMBOOSTER CHECK VALVE MAY FAIL TO SEAL PROPERLY.(CORRECT BY REPLACING WITH TYPEWITH LONGER VALVE BODY.)

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Toyota Mark II1970 1969

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.