The defect
IGNITION SWITCHES INSTALLED IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN DISTORTED DURING A CRIMPING OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE INTERNAL PLASTIC CONTACT CARRIER OF THE SWITCH CRACKING. PIECES OF A CRACKED CARRIER MAY BREAK AWAY, PERMITTING ABNORMAL SWITCH ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STARTER ACTUATON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION.
The remedy
ALL SUSPECT IGNITION SWITCHES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge B150 | 1983 |
| Dodge B250 | 1983 |
| Dodge B350 | 1983 |
| Dodge D123 | 1983 |
| Dodge Ramcharger | 1983 |
| Dodge W123 | 1983 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1983 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge B150 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge B250 | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| Dodge B350 | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| Dodge D123 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Ramcharger | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge W123 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1983 | 4 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1982
10 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the electrical system; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 82V134000 28 Dec 1982 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 82V133000 28 Dec 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V132000 21 Dec 1982 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 82V130000 20 Dec 1982 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 82V111000 17 Nov 1982 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 82V101000 13 Oct 1982 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V065000 25 Jun 1982 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 82V058000 7 Jun 1982 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982