1975 AUSTIN HEALEY MARINA Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 78V258000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1972 - 09/30/1975
- Affected:
- 22,714
- Defect:
- Ball joints installed on the involved vehicles as replacement parts may have been incorrectly heat-treated during manufacture. these replacement ball joints may break without prior warning, causing the suspension to collapse.
- Correction:
- Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the suspect ball joints at no cost to owner.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; ball joints.consequences of defect: failure of the front suspension could cause loss ofvehicle control and an accident.
- Campaign:
- 75V174000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Affected:
- 14,000
- Notes:
- Austin campaign no b016.possibility that the outer rubber casing of the frontbrake hose may be subject to cracking.the cracking is due to suspension/brakehose movement which is characteristic of this model when operated under arduousconditions.if cracking occurs and leads to possible hose rupture, thuspermitting lossof hydraulic brake fluid and loss of front braking action.ifthis condition exists it could result in increased vehicle normal stoppingdistance.(correct by inspecting and replacing hose where necessary).
- Campaign:
- 79V146000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1972 - 07/31/1973
- Affected:
- 23,000
- Defect:
- The possibility exists that, due to outside influences such as salt on the roads, the fuel tank may develop areas of corrosion which could eventually result in fuel leakage.
- Correction:
- Dealer will inspect for corrosion and, if necessary, replace the fuel tank at no cost to owner.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: fuel; fuel tank assembly.consequences of defect: a leaking fuel tank, in the presence of an ignitionsource, can result in a fire and serious personal injury.