Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1980-06-11.
Recall campaignNHTSA 80V073000
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
350,000
Reported to NHTSA
1980-06-11
Owners notified
1980-09-10
Defect description
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DISC BRAKE PAD WEAR AND TURN STOP WEAR ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND A REDUCTION IN FRONT BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS FOLLOWING A FULL TURN. ALSO, A FRAME CRACK COULD DEVELOP AND COULD EXTEND THROUGH ALL OR MOST OF THE RAIL SECTION.
Manufacturer remedy
UPON INSPECTION DEALER WILL REPLACE EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STOP BRACKET TO CORRECT THE FRONT BRAKES. IF FRAME IS CRACKED IT WILL BE WELDED AND A ROD REINFORCEMENT WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE CRACKED AREA.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; FRONT WHEEL DISC BRAKES, STRUCTURE; FRONT FRAME RAILEXTENSION.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE REDUCTION IN FRONT WHEEL BRAKING EFFECTIVENESSCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SITUATIONS WHICH REQUIRE MINIMUM STOPPINGDISTANCE. IF AN EXTENSIVE CRACK DEVELOPS IN THE FRAME RAIL, INCREASED STEERINGSYSTEM PLAY AND DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING OF VEHICLE COULD ALSO LEAD TO ANACCIDENT.NOTE: A CRACK IN THE FRAME MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A METALLIC RATTLING NOISE ASTHE TWO EDGES SCRAPE AGAINST EACH OTHER.
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