What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989030
- Recall date
- 7 March 1989
- Make
- Jeep
- Models
- Wagoneer, Comanche, Cherokee
- Model years
- 1985 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 1,153
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES WITH 2.1 LITRE TURBO DIESEL ENGINES HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM TANKS WHICH MAY DEVELOP LEAKS DUE TO BUMPER IMPACT. SUCH LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. rnCORRECTION: BRAKE VACUUM TANKS WHICH ARE MORE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING BUMPER IMPACT WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1989030.