The defect
THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS AND VENTILATING HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN MISROUTED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. MISROUTING MAY CAUSE CHAFING BETWEEN THE HARNESS AND VARIOUS OTHER COMPONENTS, RESULTING IN SHORT CIRCUITS AND MALFUNCTION OF ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES. THE SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT MAY NOT FUNCTION. THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HOSE MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE AIR INJECTION MANIFOLD TUBE AND COULD BE DAMAGED IF ENGINE OVERHEATS.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, DEALER WILL REPAIR ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS, REROUTE THE HOSE, AND REPLACE THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| American Motors Concord | 1982 |
| American Motors Eagle | 1982 |
| American Motors Spirit | 1982 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Motors Concord | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| American Motors Eagle | 1982 | 2 | 3 |
| American Motors Spirit | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1981
5 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the electrical system; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 81V131000 23 Oct 1981 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 81V072000 15 Jun 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V067000 1 Jun 1981 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 81V038000 24 Mar 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981