The defect
ON THE THREADED END OF THE CLUTCH ROD AT THE REINFORCEMENT PLATE, THE WELDING MAY CRACK AND LEAD TO CLUTCH ROD FAILURE. IF FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH ROD WITH A TYPE HAVING A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
Other power train recalls in 1978
14 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the power train; MARMON MOTOR COMPANY filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 78V256000 27 Nov 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V252000 20 Nov 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V236000 23 Oct 1978 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 78V201000 15 Sept 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V174000 9 Aug 1978 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 78V144000 19 Jun 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V138000 13 Jun 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V096000 28 Apr 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978