The defect
THE THREADED INSERT FOR THE OIL FILTER RETAINING BOLT MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE STRESS CAUSED BY TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE, PARTICULARLY IN THE EVENT THAT THE OIL FILTER BOLT HAS BEEN OVERTIGHTENED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A DIFFERENT TYPE OIL FILTER BOLT OF INCREASED STRENGTH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 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 |
| 79V102000 20 Apr 1979 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 79V087000 5 Apr 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V081000 30 Mar 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V065000 5 Mar 1979 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979