1972 Dodge Polara Recalls

1. Recall Description

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   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.)

   Recall Manufacture Dates

   1972-07-01 - 1972-12-01

   Vehicles Affected

   149056

2. Recall Description

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   CAMPAIGN NO 121.POSSIBILITY THAT SHAFT BUSHING IN TRANSMISSI ON CONTROLLINKAGE MAY BE INADEQUATELY TORQUED.LOSS OF BUSHI NG FROMTRANSMISSION-MOUNTED BRACKET WILL CREATE EXCESSIVE FRE E PLAY IN LINKAGE, WHICHCOULD ALLOW OPERATOR TO SHIFT CONTROLLEVER WITHOUT HAVING TRANSMISSIONACCOMPLISH PROPER ACTION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND RETORQUING SHAFT SHAFTBUSHING WHER E NECESSARY.)

   Recall Manufacture Dates

   -

   Vehicles Affected

   52729

3. Recall Description

   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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   DEALER WILL REPAIR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POWER FEED CIRCUIT WIRE BY INSTALLING AN OVERLAY WIRE ROUTED AROUND THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR.

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   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.

   Recall Manufacture Dates

   -

   Vehicles Affected

   800000

4. Recall Description

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   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.)

   Recall Manufacture Dates

   1971-10-01 - 1971-10-01

   Vehicles Affected

   88

5. Recall Description

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   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..)

   Recall Manufacture Dates

   1972-04-01 - 1972-04-01

   Vehicles Affected

   80

6. Recall Description

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   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.)

   Recall Manufacture Dates

   1972-07-01 - 1972-07-01

   Vehicles Affected

   129