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Nissan brake fluid may leak from the master cylinder.

NHTSA campaign 09V-431 · Reported March 11, 2009 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Nissan Sentra
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the foundation components master cylinder. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR DECREASES TO BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE AS DESIGNED AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

WHY IT MATTERS

IF THE WARNING LAMP IS CONTINUOUSLY IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 09V-431.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2008Nissan Sentra

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

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