Item Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Date Announced: 12/07/1983
Description of Recall: PRODUCTION TOLERANCE ERRORS COULD ALLOW ACCIDENTAL HOOD OPENING. IF THE HOOD IS NOT SECURELY LATCHED IN THE FULLY LOCKED POSITION, DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OR HITTING A LARGE BUMP COULD CAUSE THE HOOD TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCHES AT NO CHARGE.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; HOOD LATCH.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE SECONDARY LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE, AND THE HOODOPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE DRIVER"S VISION COULD BE BLOCKED,CREATING A RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT.
Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Date Announced: 12/07/1983
Description of Recall: LEFT DRIVE SHAFT MAY DEVELOP CRACKS, AND MAY BREAK UNDER HEAVY LOADING SUCH AS THAT CAUSED BY RAPID ACCELERATION. THIS DEFECT ORIGINATED IN A MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN IMPROVED.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED, AT NO CHARGE.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; DRIVE SHAFT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVING POWER COULD CAUSE A LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Date Announced: 07/22/1988
Description of Recall: UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS MAY DEVELOP FUEL LEAKAGE AT CRIMPED SEAM BETWEEN THE TWO FUEL PUMP HALVES.
Conequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATES APOSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY.
Notes: SYSTEM: FUEL PUMP.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS AND WAGONS EQUIPPED WITH CARBURETORS.