The defect
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE FUEL NON-EVAPORATIVE LOSS SYSTEM FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR, ADJACENT TO THE CARBON CANISTER, MAY BECOME TRAPPED BY THE RIGHT SIDE HORN ATTACHMENT BRACKET WHEN CLOSING THE HOOD. TRAPPING OF THE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION IN THE NON-EVAPORATIVE LOSS SYSTEM WHICH MAY RESULT IN RESTRICTED FUEL TANK BREATHING AND EVENTUAL FUEL TANK COLLAPSE OR RUPTURE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL READJUST THE HORN BRACKET ANGLE AND REROUTE AND SECURE THE "U" SHAPED CONNECTION PIPE AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1979
12 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the engine and engine cooling; JAGUAR CARS filed 102 campaigns in all.
| 79V212000 18 Sept 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V148000 12 Jun 1979 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 79V147000 12 Jun 1979 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 79V133000 31 May 1979 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 79V112000 1 May 1979 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 79V102000 20 Apr 1979 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 79V087000 5 Apr 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V081000 30 Mar 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979