Vehicle recall 78V271000 · December 29, 1978
1977-1978 Dodge B300 Maxivan
The involved vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems". This requires that school buses have a brake fluid warning statement located on or within four inches of the brake fluid reservoir filler cap.
- Remedy
- Corrective action: the owner will be provided with the proper label and may install it himself or have it done by the dealer.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: compact trucks equipped with school bus package.system: equipment; brake fluid labels.consequences of defect: this label provides important information concerningreservoir maintenance. Lack of such information could lead to unsafe vehicleoperation.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 78V271000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 29, 1978
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- February 28, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,100
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge B300 Maxivan (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
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