3 recalls across 3 model years
The Austin Mini has 3 recalls covering the 1974-1979 production run, with the most serious being a fuel tank vulnerability on 1979 models where a rear impact can deform the filler neck and allow fuel to spill, raising the risk of fire. The 1974 model year shares a related concern: a rear impact can rupture the fuel tank itself, leaking fuel with the same fire risk. On the mechanical side, 1977 models have a brake master cylinder with an incorrectly fitted seal that can allow air into the primary brake circuit, causing the brake pedal to gradually travel further before engaging and lengthening stopping distances.
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