NHTSA Recall 79V078000
Filed by FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC.. Component: Structure. Reported 1979-04-02. An estimated 31,702 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT EITHER THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE STEERING SYSTEM, OR THE FLOOR PAN WHERE THE SEATS ARE ATTACHED MAY SEPARATE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS IS DUE TO AN ADVANCED STATE OF CORROSION IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAUSED BY SALT AND/OR SAND WHICH ACCELERATES THE RATE OF CORROSION.
What the manufacturer will do
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED. IF NECESSARY, VEHICLE WILL BE REPURCHASED FROM THE OWNER AT A PRICE BASED ON THE DEGREE OF VEHICLE DEPRECIATION.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; FRAME, MEMBERS & BODY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SUCH SEPARATION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ANDAN ACCIDENT.