Model year record

1981 Plymouth B100

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 81V019000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 14
Reported to NHTSA: 1981-01-09
Owners notified: 1981-04-08

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL STEP TYPE REAR BUMPER AND A 22-GALLON STEEL FUEL TANK MAY NOT COMPLY WITH REAR IMPACT TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

THE 22-GALLON STEEL FUEL TANK AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A 36-GALLON PLASTIC FUEL TANK, INCLUDING PLUMBING AND HARDWARE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other Plymouth B100 model years

19811980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971

All Plymouth B100 recalls by year

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.