1974 FIAT 128 Recalls

Item Affected: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Date Announced: 07/02/1974

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Notes: FIAT CAMPAIGN NO N/A. SEDAN, STATION WAGON, COUPE. POSSIBILITY THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE, PARTICULARLY THE CROSS MEMBER WHERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS ATTACHED,MIGHT BECOME CORRODED FROM WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE SALT AND/OR SAND AREUSED TO MELT SNOW AND ICE. THIS CORROSION CAN RESULT IN THE BENDING OF THEFRAME WHERE THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM IS ATTACHED. THIS CONDITION COULDIMPAIR HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND APPLYING ANANTI-CORROSIVE SPRAY WHERE NECESSARY. IF CORROSION IS TO THE EXTENT THAT THESAFE OPERATION OF THE MAY BE IMPAIRED, REMEDIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT AS MAY BENECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. ) NOTE MODEL YEAR 1974 ADDED TO CAMPAIGN ON01-20-75.

Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

Date Announced: 08/09/1974

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Notes: FIAT CAMPAIGN NO N/A. SEDAN AND STATION WAGON. POSSIBILITY THAT THE SEAT BELTINTERLOCK CONTROL BOX WILL RECEIVE MORE ELECTRICAL CURRENT THAT IT CANWITHSTAND, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. IF THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE COULDBE STARTED EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELTS HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY FASTENED. THEREIS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT REPEATED STARTINGS OF THE ENGINE AFTER THEMALFUNCTION WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN INABILITY TO START THE ENGINE. (CORRECTBY INSPECTING AND MODIFYING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY OF THE SEAT BELTS INTERLOCKSYSTEM).