The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN ALUMINUM REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT ATTACHED TO TWO STEEL MOUNTING SURFACES. IN CLIMATES WHERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ROCK SALT ARE USED, THE ALUMINUM REINFORCEMENT COULD EXPERIENCE CORROSION WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES FOR DEGREE OF CORROSION. WHERE CORROSION IS SEVERE, THE ALUMINUM REINFORCEMENT WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE MADE OF STEEL. WHERE CORROSION IS NOT SEVERE, DEALER WILL INSTALL INSULATION MATERIALS BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM AND THE STEEL COMPONENTS. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Other structure recalls in 1979
13 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the structure; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 79V264000 20 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 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 |
| 79V092000 5 Apr 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979