The defect
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT EITHER THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE STEERING SYSTEM, OR THE FLOOR PAN WHERE THE SEATS ARE ATTACHED MAY SEPARATE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS IS DUE TO AN ADVANCED STATE OF CORROSION IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAUSED BY SALT AND/OR SAND WHICH ACCELERATES THE RATE OF CORROSION.
The remedy
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED. IF NECESSARY, VEHICLE WILL BE REPURCHASED FROM THE OWNER AT A PRICE BASED ON THE DEGREE OF VEHICLE DEPRECIATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Other structure recalls in 1979
13 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the structure; FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 79V264000 20 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V249000 16 Nov 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V246000 6 Nov 1979 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 79V232000 22 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V192000 24 Aug 1979 | CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
| 79V153000 19 Jun 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V116000 15 May 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V108000 1 May 1979 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979