DODGE POLARA Recalls
Item Affected: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Date Announced: 01/07/1974
Description of Recall:
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO #163. POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MAY BEFRACTURED IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH MAY PERMITSEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT FROM THE CONTROL ARM. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREINFORCING LOWER CONTROL ARM. )
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 12/27/1972
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 145. POSSIBILITY THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THROTTLELINKAGE CLIP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY SEATED WHICH MAY RESULT IN LINKAGEDISASSEMBLY. CONDITION COULD CAUSE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND PROPERLY SEATING CLIP). VEHICLES WITH 318 CID ENGINES AND AUTOMATICTRANSMISSION.
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Date Announced: 01/24/1973
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 146. BUILT JULY THRU DEC. 1972 W/6-CYLINDER ENGINE.POSSIBILITY OF FUEL LEAKAGE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AND CRACKING AT THE EXTRUDEDFUEL PUMP OUTLET AND/OR THE SEAL OF THE FUEL PUMP INTEGRAL FILTER. THE METALFATIGUE IS CAUSED BY DEFICIENCIES IN THE PUMP AND FUEL LINE VIBRATION. THELEAK AT THE FUEL FILTER IS ARESULT OF INADEQUATE SEATING. EITHER OF THESEDEFECTS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDTAKE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. )
Item Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date Announced: 11/16/1977
Description of Recall: AN INTERRUPTION OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY OCCUR DUE TO SEPARATION OF A TERMINAL CONNECTION IN THE WIRING CIRCUIT. THE TERMINAL END OF THE POWER FEED WIRE COMING FROM THE COMPARTMENT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MATING TERMINAL ON THE WIRE GOING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) LOCATED ON THE LEFT (DRIVER"S) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL.
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Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPAIR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POWER FEED CIRCUIT WIRE BY INSTALLING AN OVERLAY WIRE ROUTED AROUND THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; WIRING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: INTERRUPTION OF THIS CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE LOSS OFELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES. VEHICLE WOULDBECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date Announced: 05/02/1972
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 127. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. POSSIBILITY THATTRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE TORQUESHAFT INNER BUSHING MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGEDIN MOUNTING BRACKET. IF CONDITION EXISTS, LOSS OF BUSHING FROM BRACKET WILLCREATE EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY IN LINKAGE, WHICH COULDALLOW OPERATOR TO SHIFTTRANSMISSION CONTROL LEVER INTO "PARK" POSITION, WITHOUT TRANSMISSIONACCOMPLISHING SAME ACTION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING BUSHINGPROPERLY WHERE NECESSARY. . )
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Date Announced: 09/11/1972
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 137. POSSIBILITY THAT LEFT FRONT BRAKE MAY CONTAIN DISCBRAKE CALIPER FOR 1973 MODEL INSTEAD OF 1972 MODEL. THIS MAY CAUSESIDE-TO-SIDE IMBALANCE OF FADE RESISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN BRAKE "PULL"AFTER REPEATED SEVERE BRAKE APPLICATIONS DURINGA SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WHERE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
Date Announced: 11/10/1971
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 122. EQUIPPED WITH DISC BRAKES. POSSIBI LITY THAT LEFTFRONT DISC BRAKE LINING WAS MEANT FOR POLICE US AGE, AND DOES NOT MATCH PROPER RIGHT FRONT LINING. IF CONDITION EXISTS, COULD CAUSE UNDESIRABLE BRAKE PULLCONDITION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING PROPER LINING WHERE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date Announced: 11/16/1977
Description of Recall: AN INTERRUPTION OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY OCCUR DUE TO SEPARATION OF A TERMINAL CONNECTION IN THE WIRING CIRCUIT. THE TERMINAL END OF THE POWER FEED WIRE COMING FROM THE COMPARTMENT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MATING TERMINAL ON THE WIRE GOING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) LOCATED ON THE LEFT (DRIVER"S) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPAIR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POWER FEED CIRCUIT WIRE BY INSTALLING AN OVERLAY WIRE ROUTED AROUND THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; WIRING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: INTERRUPTION OF THIS CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE LOSS OFELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES. VEHICLE WOULDBECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 04/09/1971
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 104. EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL. AUTOMATICSPEED CONTROL MAY NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TOIDLE. (CORRECT BY REPLACING CABLE.)
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Date Announced: 10/27/1970
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Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHOR REINFORCEMENT PLATES WERE NOTCOMPLETELY WELDED IN PLACE. INCOMPLETE WELD AT THIS POINT WOULD REDUCE LOADCARRYING CAPACITY OF REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR. (CORRECT BY PROPERLY WELDING WHERENECESSARY.)
