1979 AMERICAN MOTORS CONCORD Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 79V040000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1978 - 10/31/1978
- Affected:
- 7,700
- Defect:
- Information on tire air pressure placards on the involved vehicles may be incorrect. this does not conform with federal motor safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims".
- Correction:
- Dealers will mail corrected tire placards to all owners free of charge.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: incorrect information on the tire air pressure placardsmay lead to over-inflation or under-inflation in an overloaded condition,possibly resulting in sudden loss of air from the tires, loss of vehiclecontrol, and an accident.
- Campaign:
- 78V229000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Seats:front assembly:recliner
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1978 - 07/31/1978
- Affected:
- 122
- Defect:
- The manual lock release lever on the split-back bench assemblies may have been bent during assembly. this bent condition could prevent the inertia seat lock assembly from functioning automatically. as a result, the front seat back may not lock in the upright position if the car is moving forward and brought to an abrupt stop.
- Correction:
- The dealer will reposition the manual release lever if found necessary, in order to eliminate any interference on the inertia lock pendulum.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a split-back seatassembly.system: interior; seat belt inertia lock.consequences of defect: a tilted front seat back in the case of a sudden stopcould cause serious personal injury to seat occupant.
- Campaign:
- 07E064000 on 08/23/2007
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
- Affected:
- 34,000
- Defect:
- Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped between august 2006 and july 2007 for use on the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm in certain production runs may have been improperly installed or inadequately tested which may cause the fuel pump to leak.
- Consequence:
- A leaking fuel pump could create a vehicle fire hazard.
- Correction:
- Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the defective fuel pumps free of charge. the recall began on october 15, 2007. owners can contact federal-mogul at 248-354-7700.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket carter, napa, accuflow, tru flow, parts master, and parts depot brand fuel pumps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed motor vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 09E021000 on 04/29/2009
- Component:
- Fuel system, other:delivery:fuel pump
- Affected:
- 2,790
- Defect:
- Federal-mogul corporation is recalling 2,790 mechanical fuel pumps, p/no. m6737 sold under carter and napa brands and p/no. 2m6737 sold under accu-flow and tru-flow brands shipped between august 2008 and march 2009 for use as replacement equipment for the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm rod in certain production runs may have been improperly manufactured. improperly manufactured pump diaphragm rods may cause the pump to produce excess pressure.
- Consequence:
- Excess fuel pump pressure could cause a vehicle fire.
- Correction:
- Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the fuel pump free of charge. the safety recall began on may 12, 2009. owners may contact federal-mogul at 1-877-489-6659.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket napa, carter, accu-flo, and tru-flo fuel pumps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by chrysler llc. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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