Vehicle recall 79V043000 · January 5, 1979
Chrysler New Yorker, Chrysler NEWPORT and 1 more model
The involved vehicles may have been assembled with an oversized right front wheel bearing cup which also prevents the plant lubricating equipment from cycling to lubricate both…
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- Summary
- The involved vehicles may have been assembled with an oversized right front wheel bearing cup which also prevents the plant lubricating equipment from cycling to lubricate both the inner and outer wheel bearings. The resultant bearing looseness and/or the lack of lubrication may cause bearing failure and, possibly, wheel spindle damage.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the inner and outer right front wheel bearings and bearing cups on all involved vehicles at no cost to owners.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; wheel bearings.consequences of defect: bearing failure and wheel spindle damage may cause lossof vehicle control and an accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V043000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 5, 1979
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- February 9, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 90
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Front › Wheel bearing
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chrysler New Yorker (1979): 1979
- Chrysler NEWPORT (1979): 1979
- Dodge ST.REGIS (1979): 1979
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