Neon L4-2.0L DOHC (1996)
Technical Service Bulletin # 687
Date: 960601
Recall - Master Cylinder Primary Piston
No. 687
June, 1996
To: All Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers
Subject:
Safety Recall # 687 -- Master Cylinder Primary Piston
Models:
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1995 and 1996 Model Year Dodge Stratus, Chrysler Cirrus and 1996 Model Year Plymouth Breeze (JA) Vehicles (With and Without ABS)
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1995 and 1996 Model Year Dodge/Plymouth Neon (PL) Vehicles
Equipped With Four Wheel Disc Brakes Without ABS
The brake master cylinder rear piston seal may leak and cause a partial brake system loss. To correct this condition, the master cylinder primary piston
assembly must be replaced.
IMPORTANT:
Some of the involved vehicles may be in dealer new vehicle inventory. Federal law requires you to complete this recall service on these vehicles
before retail delivery. Dealers should also consider this requirement to apply to used vehicle inventory. and should perform this recall on vehicles in
for service as determined by using DIAL System Function 70 or VIP.
Details of this service action are explained in the following sections.
Service Procedure Videotape
No videotape of the service procedure for this recall will be provided.
Dealer Notification & Vehicle List
Involved dealers: Each dealer to whom involved vehicles were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same street address) will receive a copy of this
dealer recall notification letter and a list of the involved vehicles by first class mail.
The Vehicle List is arranged in Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) sequence. Owners known to Chrysler are also listed. The lists are for dealer
reference in arranging for service of involved vehicles.
All other dealers: Each Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth dealer who does not receive a Vehicle List will receive a copy of this dealer recall notification
letter by first class mail.
DIAL System Function 70 and VIP
All involved vehicles will be entered to DIAL System Function 70 and VIP at the time of recall implementation for dealer inquiry by VIN as needed.
Parts
Important:
A quantity of parts will be distributed initially and billed to all involved dealers. This quantity will cover a portion of the total vehicles involved.
Additional parts may be ordered as needed to support customer demand.
Each involved dealer, to whom vehicles in the recall were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same street address), will receive enough Primary Piston
Packages, Recall PN CBEA6871 for ABS equipped vehicles and CBGA6872 for NON-ABS equipped vehicles, to service about 25% of those vehicles.
Each parts package contains the components as shown.
