Vehicle recall 73V141000 · July 2, 1973

American Motors Ambassador and Matador

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Police cars with power steering.possibility that the steering pitman arm ballstuds may fail due to improper heat treatment.if this condition exists andrepeated heavy cornering with the wheels turned in a fully stopped postion asencountered in heavy duty police pursuit work could result in loss of steering.(correct by inspecting and replacing with new pitman arm).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 73V141000
Reported to NHTSA: July 2, 1973
Filed by: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Owner notification: July 16, 1973
Vehicles potentially affected: 3,921
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Steering › Linkages

Recall 73V141000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

American Motors Ambassador (1973): 1973
American Motors Matador (1973): 1973

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