HowTune

1973 Dodge Polara Recalls

  1. Recall Description

    Possible Effects

    Action

    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.)

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    1972-07-01 - 1972-12-01

    Vehicles Affected

    149056

  2. 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.

    Possible Effects

    Action

    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.

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    -

    Vehicles Affected

    800000

  3. Recall Description

    Possible Effects

    Action

    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.

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    1972-11-01 - 1972-12-01

    Vehicles Affected

    1700

All polara Recalls

Other Dodge Recalls