NHTSA safety recall
Recall 77V061000: STRUCTURE
AM GENERAL CORPORATION · Reported to NHTSA Apr 28, 1977
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
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NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". WHEN SUBJECTED TO A 30 M.P.H. FIXED BARRIER COLLISION TEST, THE FRAME SIDE RAILS COLLAPSED AND THE BRACKETRY ATTACHED TO ONE OF THE RAILS SUPPORTING THE FUEL ASSEMBLY RUPTURED OR PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD ALLOW EXCESSIVE FUEL SPILLAGE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REMOUNT THE FUEL TANK TO THE BODY FLOOR PAN AND STRUCTURE, AND SHIELD THE FRAME REINFORCEMENT TO PREVENT PENETRATION.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; FRAME SIDE RAILS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FUEL SPILLAGE, RESULTING FROM A VEHICLE IMPACT, COULDLEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND SERIOUS PASSENGER INJURIES.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- AM GENERAL CORPORATION
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 77V061000
- Units potentially affected
- 2,270
- Report received
- Apr 28, 1977
- Production range
- Not recorded
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- 301
Vehicles covered
1 model year across 1 model
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.