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Transport Canada Vehicles

1980 Rover 3500 Recall

Issued August 13, 1980
Issue
Hazard description
HIGH AMBIENT AND/OR HIGHER UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE A CHEMICAL REACTION TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MINUTE WATER CONTENT IN THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE FALVANIZED BRAKE SPRING IN THE SECONDARY PISTON CHAMBER OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CHEMICAL REACTION PRODUCES HYDROGEN GAS WHICH INCREASES PISTON TRAVEL AND REDUCES THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REAR BRAKES.
Vehicle
ROVER 3500