What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989167
- Recall date
- 12 December 1989
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Models
- Jetta
- Model years
- 1987 to 1989
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 625
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A CONTOUR DEVIATION IN THE BRAKE LINE COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LINE TO CHAFE AGAINST A PREHEATING TUBE. PROLONGED CHAFING COULD LEAD TO BRAKE LINE LEAKAGE AND A POSSIBLE PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND BRAKE LINES WILL BE RE-CONTOURED OR REPLACED IF NECESSARY. rnV.I.N. RANGE - WVW..O16.JW015810 TO WVW..016.JW769065 rn WVW..016.KW000084 TO WVW..016.KW121988
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 1989167.