Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V200000

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AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-10-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V200000

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Component
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Manufacturer
AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
2,827
Reported to NHTSA
1973-10-05
Owners notified
1973-10-01

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

AM GENERAL CAMPAIGN NO N/A.HALF-TON POSTAL SERVICE.POSSIBILITY THAT A BENDIN THE STEERING DRAG LINK AT THE THREADED END OF THE LONG SOCKET WHICH WASCAUSED BY AN ACCIDENTAL IMPACT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL INTO A CURB.THISCONDITION COULD RESULT IN CONTINUED BENDING REVERSALS AND ULTIMATE FAILURETHROUGH FATIGUE AT THE BENT SECTION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING DRAGLINKS WHERENECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
AM GENERAL FJ81973 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.