2000–2002 Daewoo Nubira recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106, "brake hoses." a crack CAN develop in the outer rubber layer of the front brake hose(s).
💥 The risk
This CAN result in brake hose rupture, brake fluid leakage, and loss of vehicle braking.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install new redesigned front brake hoses. Owner notification began october 27, 2002. 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 daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.
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
- 02V257000
- Manufacturer
- DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 38,181
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-877-362-1234
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 17, 2002
- Built
- Dec 8, 1999 – Sep 28, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).