PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE Recalls
Item Affected: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Date Announced: 03/04/1970
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT GOODYEAR TIRES SIZE F78 X 14 MAY NOT MEET SPECIFICA- TION ANDMAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEPARATION IN LOWER SIDE WALL UNDER SEVERE HIGHWAY USE.(CORRECT BY REPLACING SUSPECT TIRES (SERIAL NO. ACNCKIDF) WITH NEW ONES.)
Item Affected: TIRES
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT GOODYEAR TIRES SIZE E78X14 MAY NOT MEET ENDURANCE TESTREQUIREMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARD NO. 109. (CORRECT BY REPLACING ALLTIRES WHEN NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: WHEELS:RIM
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT WHEEL WELDS WERE INADEQUATE, WHICH COULD CAUSE SEPARATION FROMWHEEL DISC. (COR- RECT BY INSPECTING AND CHANGE WHEELS WHERE NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY VEHICLES BUILT WITH NEW 8 1/4" REAR AXLE MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT BRAKE FLANGE SUPPORT WELDS. FAILURE OF WELD COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. (CORRECT BY REPLACING AXLE WHERE NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBLE THAT VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HOSE. A FAILURE OF THIS TYPE WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, WITHOUT WHICH GREATER MANUAL EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. (REPLACE THE SUBJECT HOSE.)
Item Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBLE MISROUTING OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING HARNESS AND/OR THE OMISSION OF A CRITICAL CLIP MAY ALLOW CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE. OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD THEN RESULT IN CHAFING OF THE WIRING INSULATION WHICH COULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (INSPECT, REROUTE HARNESS, AND INSTALL CLIP AS NECES- SARY.)
Item Affected: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE AND THE PUMP PULLEY OR BATTERY TRAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN CHAFING OF THE HOSE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID, AND MAY RENDER THE POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE. (REPLACE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY.)
Item Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE STARTER CABLE AND THE STEERING SHAFT LOWER BEARING COLLAR SET SCREW. THIS MAY CAUSE A POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM, RESULTING IN RESTRICTED VEHICLE CONTROL, OR AN ELECTRICALSHORT CIRCUIT RESULTING IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (INSPECT AND CORRECT MISLOCATED CYLINDER HEAD STARTER CABLE CLIP, WHICH PERMITTED INTERFERENCE, AS NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING SHAFT LOWER BEARING ON STANDARD STEERING CAN EVENTUALLY FAIL WHEN OPERATED UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. FAILURE OF LOWER BEARING BY ITSELF DOES NOT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. HOWEVER, IN TAXICAB-POLICE SERVICE, WHICH INVOLVES BOTH HIGH MILEAGE AND UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF TURNS PER MILE, CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION COULD RESULT IN SCORING OR GROOVING OF STEERING SHAFT WITH EVENTUAL SHAFT BREAKAGE AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING BEARING AND SHAFT AND REPLACING BEARING IF NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT PARKING BRAKE LEVER ON THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE MAY NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS. REPEATED USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE COULD CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ON THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE ENGAGEMENT. (REPLACE RIGHT REAR PARKING BRAKE LEVER.)
