Defect
REAR SUSPENSION LEFT LOWER ARM TO FRAME ATTACHING NUT NOT TIGHTENED TO SEPCIFIED TORQUE. COULD CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK AND POSSIBLY VEHICLE CONTROL LOSS.
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REAR SUSPENSION LEFT LOWER ARM TO FRAME ATTACHING NUT NOT TIGHTENED TO SEPCIFIED TORQUE. COULD CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK AND POSSIBLY VEHICLE CONTROL LOSS.
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THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH CMVSS 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
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1977 FORD POLICE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 460 C.I.D. INTERCEPTOR PACKAGE. VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH INCORRECT FUEL TUBES AND REAR FUEL HOSES SUCH THAT THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE COULD DAMAGE THE FUEL HOSE CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
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VEHICLES WITH CRUISE CONTROL. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THERE COULD BE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE METAL BUSHING AND THE SHAFT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE. ALSO, THE LINKAGE POINTS WERE NOT LUBRICATED DURING ASSEMBLY. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHED ON, THE CONTOL LINKAGE COULD BIND CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK ON THE DEPRESSED POSITION. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE CRASH.
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INCOMPLETE VEHICLES NOT FITTED WITH SEATS. VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED TO FINAL-STAGE MANUFACTURERS WITH STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE LABELS AFFIXED.
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1976 AMC MATADOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V-8 ENGINES AND EITHER AIR CONDITIONING OR HEAVY DUTY COOLING SYSTEMS. DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAN EXPERIENCE CYCLIC LOADING THAT CAN CAUSE A FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE FAN ASSEMBLY. A FAN BLADE SEPARATING FROM A ROTATING FAN CAN DAMAGE UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS OR CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF A VEHICLE WITH ITS ENGINE RUNNING AND THE HOOD OPEN. A6A167H100023 TO A6A887N386317
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THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A BUILT IN PROPORTIONING VALVE WITH A "C" CLIP, LOCATED AT THE END OF THE VALVE SPOOL, ACTING AS A STOPPER. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CLIP MAY CAUSE THE CLIP TO DISENGAGE ALLOWING THE VALVE SPOOLS AND COMPONENTS TO BE PUSHED OUT AFTER REPEATED STRONG BRAKE APPLICATION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE FUNCTION.
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THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH CMVSS 1103 - HYDROCARBON AND CO.
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THE HOUSING OF THE THREE POSITION HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY BREAK RESULTING IN AN OPEN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS TO EITHER GO OFF OR PREVENT THEM FROM BEING TURNED ON.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEALER INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONING. SOME AIR CONDITIONING KITS MAY CONTAIN IMPROPERLY LOCATED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WIRES WHICH COULD CONTACT THE POLYPROPYLENE BLOWER HOUSING. SHOULD THE BLOWER MOTOR BECOME JAMMED, SUFFICIENT HEAT MAY DEVELOP IN THE RESISTOR WIRE TO IGNITE THE BLOWER HOUSING CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION MAY EXPERIENCE DETERIORATION OF THE FUEL FEED LINE CONNECTING THE UNDERBODY FUEL PIPE TO THE FUEL RAIL AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE.
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BALANCE WEIGHTS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT WHEEL MAY CAUSE THE FRONT TIRE TO LEAK AIR. IF THE AIR PRESSURE GETS LOW ENOUGH THE TIRE CAN SEPARATE FROM THE RIM.
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1979 DODGE TRADESMAN VANS AND DODGE SPORTSMAN WAGONS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONING. THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING MAY ALLOW CONDENSATE WATER TO ACCUMULATE AND ENTER INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THIS MAY RESULT IN BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE AND LOSS OF WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING. THESE VEHICLES WOULD THEN NOT COMPLY WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 103 - WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING.
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THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS MAY BE MISROUTED SO THAT IT LIES ACROSS THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL SERVO ARM HOLDING THE SERVO ARM OPEN. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL BEING HELD OPEN. DRIVERS WOULD HAVE TO STALL THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND/OR TURNING OFF THE IGNITION.
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THE GAS TANK FRONT MOUNT BRACKETS MAY FRACTURE UNDER STRESS ALLOWING THE GAS TANK TO MOVE AND INTEREFERE WITH THE STEERING. A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAN RESULT.
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THE TANDEM POWER BRAKE BOOSTER REAR SHELLS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH REDUCED WALL THICKNESSES. REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATIONS COULD CAU SE SUCH A SHELL TO CRACK AND THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TO COME APART.THIS COULD RESULT IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILTY WITHOUT PRIOR WARN ING AND PRESENT THE POSSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE CRAS H.
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UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK FILLER VENT PIPE COULD FRACTURE. THIS COULD CAUSE SEEPAGE OF FUEL AT ANY ONE OF THE FOUR PIPE TO HOSE CONNECTIONS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ABOVE 3/4 FULL CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.
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A RUBBER COMPONENT IN THE VENTING DEVICE OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER CAP SWELLS WHEN EXPOSED TO GASOLINE AND BLOCKS THE VENT HOLE CAUSING A VACUUM LOCK WHICH COULD STALL THE ENGINE.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BENCH SEATS. VEHICLES HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 201 - OCCUPANT PROTECTION. THE INCORRECT HEAD RESTRAINTS CAN INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAD INJURY TO REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TURBOCHARGED V6 ENGINES. UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS FUEL INLET PIPE VIBRATION MAY CAUSE CRACKS IN THE PIPE AT THE FLARED END AT THE CARBURETOR. THESE CRACKS CAN ALLOW A FUEL LEAK CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.
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