Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Plus Four, Supersport & Plus Six (CX & CXV Generation Vehicles) Safety Recall - Brakes

I am a 2020 Plus Six owner and a very recent member to the forum.
Firstly I would like to say in the 20 moths 7500 mile I have had my P6 it’s been relatively worry and issue free. No issues with brakes, radiators, rattles etc. I realize that’s probable rare.
Yes I am grounded at the moment due to the Stop Drive Recall but to be fair the communications I received last week were rapid and from multiple dealers. Yesterday the dealer rang me to let me know that Morgan has a solution and a fix and it’s just a master cylinder change. They are on order and first batch will be in next 3 weeks.
I guess the challenge know is getting scheduled in for the fix as the dealers are all very busy and the cars all need to be trailered due to no drive stipulation.

Not that I understand these things but as a temporary fix why can’t the seals just be changed with say a max use of X miles until a permanent fix is available. Just a thought.

Spoken with Past Parts here in Bury St Edmunds and they can reline the cylinder and fit new seals with a fast turnaround

Im guessing for warranty and consistency one fix from factory and only that will do

That is good to hear, amongst all the doom and gloom.

That's definitely what I'd do for a one off repair, but factor in 1200+ units (and those that are currently awaiting sale in dealerships and in production at the factory). plus the time for delivery there and back from all over UK and Europe, it will probably be far quicker to just whip out the old and stick in a new.

Good news!!


We will be able to resume our long walks without being afraid of being broken down.

The summer will be finished went it will be done.

I received an email from the Morgan Sports Car Club that said inter alia:


I wish to take this opportunity to address a misleading rumour that has been circulating, to which some of you referred in your responses: a report that the defective component was made in India. We were told that this is NOT the case: it was made by a reputable UK supplier.

When this news first broke, I contacted a former colleague (who is the M.D. of a significant UK manufacturer of O-rings) for a view. On June 13 he replied:

"Thank you for thinking of us in relation to the unfortunate quality/reliability issues at Morgan, I hope it can be resolved as quickly and safely as possible. Whilst XXXXX is a supplier of high-integrity elastomeric O-Rings and seals, we also operate our business in clearly defined niches of the market. Automotive braking is one of the areas that we specifically do not supply. Perhaps given the fallout that may ensue from Morgan’s issue, you will understand why we as an SME have taken this approach. Supplying braking seals requires specific dedication of production areas, where no other type of product is manufactured or handled, and is generally supplied by large global seal companies who have the resources to deal with such an event. The real cause of this issue may turn out to be machine finishes and dimensional tolerances of the metal parts in the system, as well as of course the correct material specification for the seals. The investigation will identify the root cause".

Prescient I reckon.