Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder (Dana)
Vehicle equipment recall 00E-030-001. NHTSA received ARVINMERITOR’s report on Aug 3, 2000.
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NHTSA received ARVINMERITOR’s report on Aug 3, 2000. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
IF THE MAIN BODY OF THE RESERVOIR IS SUDDENLY DEPLETED OF BRAKE FLUID, THE WARNING SWITCH MAY NOT BE ACTIVATED.
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: DANA BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PART NUMBERS MC390275 AND MC390337 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1998 AND APRIL 2000.
THESE MASTER CYLINDERS HAVE AN INCORRECTLY MOLDED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR.
THE FLUID RESERVOIR MAY NOT HAVE SLOTS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR FLUID TRANSFER IN THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING SWITCH IS LOCATED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder.
What should you do?
MERITOR WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDERS FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: MERITOR HAS LOCATED AND RETURNED ALL 4 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS TO DANA.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 4 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dana MC390337NHTSA gives no dates made
- Dana MC390275NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by ARVINMERITOR.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
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