Oshkosh Truck Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Oshkosh Truck Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 30, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,026. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A GAP BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REMOTE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR ADAPTER IS CAUSED BY AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION CONDITION IN THE ADAPTER, RESULTING IN HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS DURING BRAKE APPLICATION.
The risk
BRAKE FLUID LOSS RESULTS IN LOSS OF PRESSURE, CAUSINGPARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.
The remedy
REPLACE THE OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION ADAPTERS.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Oshkosh MB16FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh MB18FD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh MC16FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh MC18FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh SB30FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh VB18RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh VB22RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh VC22RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh VC22RD/RR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh VC24RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh VC24RD/RR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh MB16FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh MB18FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh MC16FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh MC18FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh SB30FD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh VB18RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh VB22RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh VC22RD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh VC22RD/RR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh VC24RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh VC24RD/RR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93E029001.
Full record for the 1993 Oshkosh MB16FD → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →