Wilwood Master Cylinder Recall

[Sgt.Gator]

In case this affects anyone here:


Wilwood Engineering, Inc. of Camarillo, California has notified NHTSA of a defect in certain 7/8” bore Tandem Master Cylinders (with integral reservoir) and its intent to voluntarily rebuild or repair the affected parts. Wilwood® customers will be notified of this recall starting this month.

The voluntary recall is limited to the following part numbers:
260-9439
260-12900
261-13271 (with proportioning valve)
261-13272 (with proportioning valve)

These aftermarket master cylinders and kits are offered in different finishes indicated by a suffix (plain, black (“BK”) and ball burnished (“P”).

The part numbers above were distributed by Wilwood between January 2, 2006 and October 31, 2016. It is critical that affected customers contact Wilwood® if they are using a recalled certain 7/8” bore Tandem Master Cylinders (with integral reservoir) or know of someone who may have one of the recalled parts.

Consumer Contact:
Wilwood Customer Service
(805) 384-2270
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST, Mon-Fri
[email protected]

For full details of the recall please visit http://www.wilwood.com/Pdf/Recalls/R...7E030-0986.pdf.

[DaveS53]

I'm going through this process right now. You'll have better luck sending an e-mail than calling. If you want to minimize down time, you can buy a new MC from Wilwood for $150, then send your old one in to be rebuilt. Wilwood will return your rebuilt MC and credit you $50 of the $150.