Recall campaign · NHTSA 77V228000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-12-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 77V228000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
3,000
Reported to NHTSA
1977-12-20
Owners notified
1977-12-15

Defect description

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL TUBE MAY HAVE BEEN MISROUTED WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR TUBE ABRASION AND SUBSEQUENT UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL RE-ROUTE THE FUEL TUBE TO PRECLUDE ABRASION, WITHOUT CHARGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TUBE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDLEAD TO A FIRE WHICH MAY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAUSE SERIOUSINJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Dodge Omni1978
PLYMOUTH Horizon1978

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.