679 of 25,827 recalls from Transport Canada and NHTSA.
THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE FRONT AXLE HALF-SHAFT ASSEMBLY MAY FRACTURE AT THE INBOARD END OF THE SHAFT. THIS CONDITION WOULD AFFECT FRONT WHEEL BRAKING AND/OR STEERING CONTROL.
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1980 AMC CONCORD AND EAGLE VEHICLES. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED USING AN IMPROPER TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY BULB SOCKET. THIS MAY RESULT IN ILLUMINATION LEVELS ON THE LENS SURFACE WHICH ARE LESS THAN THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORRECT SOCKET.
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THE FUEL TANKS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PREMATURE CORROSION AND RESULTANT FUEL LEAKAGE.
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VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN SEPT. 19 AND OCT. 19, 1978. SOME 15 X 5.5 INCH WHEEL ASSEMBLIES MAY HABE SUB-STANDARD SPOT WELDS AT THE DISC TO RIM ATTACHMENT THAT COULD RESULT IN METAL FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE WHEEL RIM. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE AIR LOSS RESULTING IN TIRE UNDERINFLATION AND POSSIBLE TIRE BLOWOUT. ALSO, IF ALL SPOT WELDS WERE TO FAIL, THE RIM AND TIRE WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE WHEEL DISC RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
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THE REAR LIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO OXIDATION OF THE TAIL LIGHT WIRING TERMINALS CAUSED BY WATER AND DIRT INFILTRATION.
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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 OUTER FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY EXPERIENCE INADEQUATE LUBRICATION THAT MAY CAUSE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
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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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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TURBO-CHARGED V6 EDNGINES. ONE OR MORE TUBES IN THE ENGINE VACUUM HARNESS MAY BE PLUGGED CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE SPARK ADVANCE, LOSS OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR), LOSS OF EARLY FUEL EVAPORATION (EFE) AND/OR LOSS OF AIR FUNCTION. THESE VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES. THE CARBURETOR FUEL FEED HOSE MAY BE IMPROPERLY ROUTED AND MAY RESULT IN THE HOSE CONTACTING THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HOSE TO RUPTURE AND LEAK FUEL POSSIBLY CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE.
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IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A CHILD TO OPEN AND ENTER THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT. IF THE COMPARTMENT DOOR WERE TO BE CLOSED, THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED AS THE DOOR CAN NOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE. IF OUTSIDE HELP WER NOT AVAILABLE IN TIME, THE CHILD COULD SUFFOCATE.
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74-76 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR CONDITIONING, 76-78 VEHICLES WHICH HAVE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN SERVICE. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING AND IGNITION OF THE BLOWER HOUSING MATERIAL POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
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VEHICLES MAY HAVE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSES WHICH LOOP UPWARD RATHER THAN DOWNWARD AND COULD CONTACT THE ADJACENT TIRE IN A FULL LEFT TURN POSITION. THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN CHAFING AND WEAR OF THE BRAKE HOSE RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE AND LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL BRAKING CAPABILITY.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 300 OR 460 C.I.D. ENGINES AND REAR FLOOR MATS SOME OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT SOME SPECIFIED BODY-MOUNTED HEAT SHIELDS. IF SUCH A VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD (PARTICULARLY WITH A FOULED SPARK PLUG OR OTHER ENGINE CONDITION WHICH INCREASES EXHAUST TEMPERATURES) THE ABSENCE OF THESE HEAT SHIELDS COULD RESULT IN HIGH REAR FLOOR PAN TEMPERATURES THAT COULD CHAR THE REAR FLOOR COVERING RESULTING IN INTERIOR SMOKE DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
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140 INCH WHEELBASE LIGHT TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 AND FEBRUARY 1, 1978 WITH AFT-OF-AXLE FUEL TANKS BUT WITHOUT REAR BUMPERS. DEALERS MAY HAVE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FORD ACCESSORY REAR STEP BUMPERS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY, AS A RESULT OF A REAR END COLLISION AND ROLLOVER, EXPERIENCE FUEL SPILLAGE FROM THE AFT-OF-AXLE FUEL TANK IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED BY CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.
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1978 PLYMOUTH COLT AND ARROW AND DODGE COLT AND ARROW VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.6 LITRE ENGINES. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH INADEQUATELY STAKED FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLIES THAT COULD ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK BY THE DIAPHRAGM AND OUT OF THE PUMP BODY THROUGH THE PUMP BREATHER HOLE. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
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THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH MAY HAVE A RANDOM INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE STARTING BY ITSELF WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. IF THE DD TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS IN REVERSE OR A FORWARD GEAR THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
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VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH METALLURGICALLY DEFICIENT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES. THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN HIGHER WEAR RATE AND A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PULL-OUT STRENGTH THAT COULD LEAD TO THE LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MODEL 65 BORG WARNER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE GEAR SELECTOR QUADRANT SPIRAL RETAINING PIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION MAY WORKI LOOSE ALLOWING THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER TO BE MOVED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN GEAR. WITH THIS CONDITION THE NEUTRAL START SWITCH WOULD BE OPERATIONAL AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED IN GEAR.
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IF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET RADIOS INSTALLED BY DEALERS, GARAGES, SPECIALTY SHOPS OR OWNERS AND THE HOLE IN THE FENDER APRON THROUGH WHICH THE ANTENNA CABLE IS ROUTED IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED, SPLASH WATER FROM THE ROTATING FRONT TIRE COULD ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, TRICKLE DOWN THE ANTENNA CABLE AND POSSIBLY ENTER THE FUSE RELAY BOARD. THIS CONDITION COULD ACTIVATE THE STARTER AND MOVE THE VEHICLE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED.
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