NHTSA safety recall
Recall 80V073000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported to NHTSA Jun 11, 1980
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.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
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.
The 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.
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
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 80V073000
- Units potentially affected
- 350,000
- Report received
- Jun 11, 1980
- Production range
- Jul 1, 1972 – Jan 1, 1977
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
50 model years across 10 models
- Dodge B300
- Dodge CB300
- Dodge CB400
- Dodge MB300
- Dodge MB400
- Plymouth B300
- Plymouth CB300
- Plymouth CB400
- Plymouth MB300
- Plymouth MB400
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.