Item Affected: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
Date Announced: 05/08/1973
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SWITCH DETENT ACTION, THE CIRCUITS MAY NOT BE COMPLETE INEITHER THE "OFF" OR THE "ON" POSITIONS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF TURNSIGNAL AND/OR BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION, ANDCOMPLETEOR PARTIAL LOSS OF THE HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE"ON" POSITION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WARNING SYSTEM. )
Item Affected: SUSPENSION
Date Announced: 11/06/1981
Description of Recall: PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ROAD SALT MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, CAUSE SERIOUS RUSTING. THIS CAN WEAKEN CERTAIN UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS: LATERAL SUSPENSION ARMS, FRONT CROSSBEAM AND STRUT COIL SPRING LOWER SUPPORTS.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, TREATED WITH A RUST PREVENTIVE COATING. IN SOME CASES, REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS WILL BE PERFORMED, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; LATERAL SUSPENSION ARMS, FRONT CROSSBEAM, AND STRUT COILSPRING LOWER SUPPORTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: WEAKENED UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT. NOTE: THIS DEFECT APPEARS TO BE MORE SERIOUS IN VEHICLES DRIVEN IN AREAS WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED EXTENSIVELY FOR SNOW REMOVAL.