Service brakes, air (Cardone)
Vehicle equipment recall 03E-065. NHTSA received CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC.’s report on Dec 23, 2003.
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The short answer
NHTSA received CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC.’s report on Dec 23, 2003. 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 A UNIT FAILS, BRAKING PERFORMANCE WILL BE LOST, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
AFTERMARKET POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS, P/N 54-74421.
DUE TO A TOOLING SETUP PROBLEM, CRIMPS ON THE OUTER SHELL OF THE BOOSTERS WERE POSITIONED INCORRECTLY.
AS A RESULT, THESE UNITS COULD FAIL DURING OPERATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, air.
What should you do?
ALL OF THE AFFECTED UNITS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WILL BE CORRECTED. THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO SEND NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 37 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cardone Power Brake BoosterNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC..
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).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.