Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V011000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery

CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-01-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V011000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
149,056
Reported to NHTSA
1973-01-24
Owners notified
1973-02-19

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 146.BUILT JULY THRU DEC.1972 W/6-CYLINDER ENGINE.POSSIBILITY OF FUEL LEAKAGE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AND CRACKING AT THE EXTRUDEDFUEL PUMP OUTLET AND/OR THE SEAL OF THE FUEL PUMP INTEGRAL FILTER.THE METALFATIGUE IS CAUSED BY DEFICIENCIES IN THE PUMP AND FUEL LINE VIBRATION.THELEAK AT THE FUEL FILTER IS ARESULT OF INADEQUATE SEATING.EITHER OF THESEDEFECTS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDTAKE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION.)

Scope of coverage

14 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
Dodge Charger1973 1972
Dodge Coronet1973 1972
Dodge Dart1973 1972
Dodge Polara1973 1972
PLYMOUTH Fury1973 1972
PLYMOUTH Satellite1973 1972
PLYMOUTH Valiant1973 1972

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.