The defect
THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER STRUT RODS, WHICH GIVE ADDED STRENGTH, MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. CONSEQUENTLY, A FRAME CROSSMEMBER CRACK COULD EVENTUALLY DEVELOP AT THE FORWARD VERTICAL FRONT SUSPENSION BOLT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL THE NECESSARY FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT RODS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SUSPENSION
Other suspension recalls in 1978
17 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 78V265000 19 Dec 1978 | COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. |
| 78V258000 1 Dec 1978 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 78V242000 6 Nov 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V224000 11 Oct 1978 | SELLERS MANUFACTURING INC |
| 78V169000 7 Aug 1978 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 78V133000 12 Jun 1978 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 78V128000 6 Jun 1978 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 78V127000 6 Jun 1978 | REDWOOD RELIANCE COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978