The defect
LOCATION OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBE TO BOTH REAR WHEELS CAUSES INTERFERENCE AND CHAFING BETWEEN THE TUBES AND REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM PIVOT BRACKETS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT REAR WHEEL BRAKE TUBES AND REROUTE TO ENSURE PROPER TUBE TO PIVOT BRACKET CLEARANCE. ANY DAMAGED TUBES WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1983 |
| Dodge 400 | 1983 |
| Dodge 600 | 1983 |
| Dodge Aries | 1983 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1983 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1983 | 5 | 2 |
| Dodge 400 | 1983 | 0 | 5 |
| Dodge 600 | 1983 | 0 | 5 |
| Dodge Aries | 1983 | 2 | 4 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1983 | 1 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1983
14 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 83V139000 28 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 83V124000 25 Nov 1983 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 83V116000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V106000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V105000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V107000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V095000 22 Sept 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V071000 29 Jul 1983 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983