Brembo Brake Pads, model year 9999. Filed by Brembo S.p.A. and reported to NHTSA on 25 January 2021. 28,300 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Brembo S.p.A (Brembo) is recalling certain Brembo brake pads, model BRM10B, part number 07988236/07B80923. The Tungaloy pads could corrode, and potentially cause detachment of the brake pad friction material from the backing plate.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21E005 cover?
- Brembo Brake Pads.
- What is wrong with them?
- Brembo S.p.A (Brembo) is recalling certain Brembo brake pads, model BRM10B, part number 07988236/07B80923. The Tungaloy pads could corrode, and potentially cause detachment of the brake pad friction material from the backing plate.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the brake pad friction material detaches from the backing plate, it may lengthen the stopping distance needed, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Brembo has worked with the affected motorcycle manufacturers, who have filed their own recalls and their dealers will replace all Tungaloy Pads with improved pads, free of charge. The motorcycle manufacturers filed recalls in May 2020.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the brake pad friction material detaches from the backing plate, it may lengthen the stopping distance needed, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21E005 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Brembo S.p.A. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Pads |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 January 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BREMBO BRAKE PADS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the brake pad friction material detaches from the backing plate, it may lengthen the stopping distance needed, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Brembo has worked with the affected motorcycle manufacturers, who have filed their own recalls and their dealers will replace all Tungaloy Pads with improved pads, free of charge. The motorcycle manufacturers filed recalls in May 2020.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21E005, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e005/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Brembo notices we hold
- 18E057: federal Mogul rear brake pads
- 18E018: motorcycle front brake master cylinders, part numbers 10
All 3 Brembo campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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