1976 SAAB SAAB Recall

Campaign:

77V016000 on 10/11/1979

Component:

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

Affected:

12,029

Defect:

The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity". in a 30 m.p.h. frontal crash barrier test, the fuel line broke, allowing excessive fuel leakage due to dislocation of the safety switch which failed to shut off the fuel pump as intended.

Correction:

The dealer will install a new fuel pump relay sensing unit, free of charge.

Notes:

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: fuel; fuel line.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, excessive fuel leakagecould result in a vehicle fire and serious personal injuries.

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