2000 Chrysler Concorde & 2000 Dodge Intrepid recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: non-abs equipped passenger vehicles. The brake master cylinder piston retainer snap ring may have been bent inward during the assembly process. The master cylinder piston may be in a "brake applied" position due to the damaged piston retainer snap ring. When the piston is in the applied position, the fluid compensation ports are closed which results in a brake drag condition.
💥 The risk
If the brake overheat, brake fading could lead to an increase in needed stopping distance. Should a driver not anticipate the extra stopping distance, this condition could cause a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V180000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 885
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 160
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-992-1997
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 24, 2000
- Built
- Jun 20, 2000 – Jun 20, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began july 24, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).