Tenneco Automotive recall 20E064

Affected vehicles (3)

Component / system

Defect

Tenneco Automotive (Tenneco) is recalling certain Beck/Arnley Master Cylinders, part number 072-9831, sold as aftermarket or replacement parts for 2004-2018 Volkswagen Jetta, and 2012-2019 Volkswagen Beetle vehicles. The fluid seal crimp on the master cylinder may be insufficient, causing brake fluid to leak or the cylinder to come apart.

Risk / consequence

If there is a brake fluid leak, it can reduce braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Beck/Arnley will notify the distributors that sold the master cylinders and will work with the distributors to notify the end users. Affected master cylinders will be exchanged for a new master cylinder (part number 072-9990), free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2020. Owners may contact Tenneco customer service at 1-800-625-9319.

Chronology of events

1. Jun 17, 2020

   June 17, 2020: Beck/Arnley was contacted by its supplier, Yusin, requesting that we cease shipments of the product and advise customers to return their inventory due to concerns about insufficient crimps on a population of the products. All product was placed on hold. Early-July, 2020 – August 24, 2020: Beck/Arnley reviewed warranty records (and did not identify any claims related to this condition), issued a “Directed Stock Return” seeking return of the subject products from distributors as the company continued to investigate this issue, and conducted testing on sample products from the suspect production lots to evaluate performance and potential risks.

2. Aug 28, 2020

   August 28, 2020 – Although Beck/Arnley has not received any reports of failures, based upon testing of sample products and information provided by Yusin, Beck/Arnley decided to initiate this safety recall out of an abundance of caution.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

OCT 05, 2020 - OCT 09, 2020

Owner notification

OCT 26, 2020 - OCT 30, 2020