Chrysler Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 3, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 151,800. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAN LEAK BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A DAMAGED DOUBLE LIP REAR PISTON SEAL.
The risk
BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN DIMINISHED EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE HALF OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT(S) WILL SIGNAL SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT PRIOR TO PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDR PISTON ASSEMBLY.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chrysler Cirrus | 160 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| 1996 Dodge Neon | 611 | 7 | 5 | 46 |
| 1996 Dodge Stratus | 554 | 11 | 36 | 36 |
| 1996 Plymouth Breeze | 182 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 1996 Plymouth Neon | 308 | 2 | 11 | 32 |
| 1995 Chrysler Cirrus | 369 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 1995 Dodge Neon | 976 | 11 | 55 | 126 |
| 1995 Dodge Stratus | 318 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 1995 Plymouth Neon | 481 | 6 | 29 | 57 |
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 96V075000.
Full record for the 1996 Chrysler Cirrus → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →