The defect
SOME OF THE VEHICLES MAY HAVE MANGANESE BRONZE SPRING CLIP PLATES USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR MALLEABLE IRON. THE SUBSTITUTE CLIPS, WHICH ARE USED TO ATTACH THE SUSPENSION SPRING TO THE REAR AXLE, MAY CRACK ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY TO LOOSEN. THIS CAN CAUSE REAR AXLE DISPLACEMENT.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE MANGANESE BRONZE CLIPS WITH MALLEABLE IRON CLIP PLATES AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
Other suspension recalls in 1979
24 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the suspension; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 79V275000 28 Dec 1979 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 79V270000 27 Dec 1979 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 79V255000 4 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V254000 3 Dec 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V251000 20 Nov 1979 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 79V217000 21 Sept 1979 | PULLMAN, INCORPORATED |
| 79V205000 12 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V193000 28 Aug 1979 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979