Vehicle recall 78V103000 · May 9, 1978
Plymouth HORIZON and Dodge OMNI
The rivet attachments for the front suspension control arm to ball joint may fail, especially under impact load circumstances.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The rivet attachments for the front suspension control arm to ball joint may fail, especially under impact load circumstances.
- Remedy
- The dealer will install a bolt and nut attachment midway between the two rivets. This will increase the strength of the front suspension control arm to the ball joint attachment.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; control arm to ball joint assembly.consequences of defect: should rivets fail, loss of vehicle control and anaccident could result.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 78V103000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 9, 1978
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- June 19, 1978
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 42,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower ball joint
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge OMNI (1978): 1978
- Plymouth HORIZON (1978): 1978
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