Ford Motor Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 14, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 789,723. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE BRAKE FLUID MASTER CYLINDER IS RECESSED AND ORIENTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SO THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING STATEMENT EMBOSSED ON BOTH THE TOP OF THE FILLER CAP AND THE SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR BODY ARE NOT ENTIRELY VISIBLE BY DIRECT VIEW. THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NEW LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Ford Windstar | 1,522 | 13 | 61 | 50 |
| 1998 Ford Windstar | 1,433 | 14 | 65 | 54 |
| 1997 Ford Windstar | 192 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 1996 Ford Windstar | 1,386 | 9 | 45 | 60 |
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 99V147000.
Full record for the 1999 Ford Windstar → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →