679 of 25,827 recalls from Transport Canada and NHTSA.
1979 AMC CONCORD TWO DOOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A SPLIT-BACK BENCH SEAT. POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE CONDITION WITH THE FRONT SEAT-BACK INERTIA LOCK PENDULUM SUCH THAT THE SEAT BACK INERTIA LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS CONDITION COULD CONTRIBUTE TO INJURIES OF FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
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THE TAIL LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED IN 1979 FORD AND MERCURY MODEL SEDANS MAY BE OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. THE TAIL LAMP AND BACK- UP LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED ON 1979 MERCURY MODEL STATION WAGONS MAY HAVE EXCESS LENGTH. USE OF THESE INCORRECT SOCKETS COULD CAUSE THE AFFECTED LAMPS TO FAIL THE PHOTOMETRIC OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 108 AND 108A - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL OVERDRIVE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL SEAT BELTS. THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS CAN BECOME TRAPPED IN THE SEAT-BED PIVOTING MECHANISM. IF A SEAT BELT IS TRAPPED IN THE MECHANISM WHEN THE SEAT IS CONVERTED TO A BED THE MECHANISM MAY CUT OR FRAY THE SEAT BELT.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 LITRE (302 C.I.D.) ENGINES. THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAN CRACK WHEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH ENGINE SPEED CONDITIONS. THIS COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF FRAGMENTS FROM THE FAN BLADES, WITHOUT WARNING, THAT COULD DAMAGE UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS OR INJURE PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF A VEHICLE WITH ITS ENGINE OPERATING AND THE HOOD OPEN.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 LITRE (302 C.I.D.) FOR 5.8 LITRE (351-W C.I.D.) ENGINES. THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE FLEXIBLE FAN BLADES IMPORPERLY RIVETED TO THE FAN SPIDER. ONE OR MORE FAN BLADES COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER, WEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 LITRE (302 C.I.D.) FOR 5.8 LITRE (351-W C.I.D.) ENGINES. THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE FLEXIBLE FAN BLADES IMPORPERLY RIVETED TO THE FAN SPIDER. ONE OR MORE FAN BLADES COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER, WITHOUT WARNING, DAMAGING UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS.
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THE ORIFICE IN THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE OF INCORRECT DIMENSIONS SUCH THAT PROLONGED EXPOSURE OF THE VEHICLE TO STRONG SUNLIGHT WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN FUEL TEMPERATURE AND FUEL VAPOUR PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO SPLIT AND LEAK FUEL. CHASSIS NUMBER RANGE: 502001 TO 502982
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POSSIBLE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BEWTWEEN THE FUEL TANK VENT TUBE AND VEHICLE FLOORPAN WHERE THE TUBE PROJECTS THROUGH AN ACCESS HOLE INTO THE TOOL COMPARTMENT UNDER THE TRUNK FLOOR. THE VENT TUBE MAY CONTACT THE OPENING AND BECOME DAMAGED RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH C-6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. COME C-6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS CONTAIN PARKING PAWL ACTUATING RODS THAT WERE NOT HEAT TREATED AND CAN DEFORM DURING USE. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN EFFORT REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER AND DIFFICULTY IN ENGAGING OR RELEASING THE PARKING GEAR. FAILURE TO ENGEGE "PARK" MAY ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREE.
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SOME ENGINE EXHAUST PIPES HAVE MISSED A RESHAPING OPERATION WHICH ENSURES ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING JOINT. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE THE EXHAUST PIPE TO RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING SYSTEM.
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VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH A 6.0 AMP. CIRCUIT BREAKER RATHER THAN AN 8.25 AMP. CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER SYSTEM. THIS COULD RESULT IN CIRCUIT INTERRUPTIONS UNDER HEAVY LOADS THAT MYA CAUSE INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS. AT THE TIME OF RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, NONE OF THESE VEHICLES HAD BEEN SOLD TO THE PUBLIC.
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THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES MAY RUB AGAINST THE EDGES OF THE FRAME MOUNTED REBOUND BUNPER BRACKETS CAUSING HOSE WEAR AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE OPERATOR WOULD BE ALERTED OF THE MALFUNCTION BY ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WRANING LIGHT. AT THE TIME OF RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, NONE OF THESE VEHICLES HAD BEEN SOLD TO THE PUBLIC.
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THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ASSEMBLY SPLINES MAY LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE TO BE THROWN FREE OF THE PIVOT ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION CAN IMPAIR DRIVER VISION IN ADVERSE WEATHER.
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BREAKAGE OF THE INTERNAL MECHANISM OF THE HEATER FAN SWITCH COULD RESULT IN OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. 2 DOOR 384297 TO 391083 4 DOOR 380300 TO 389541
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THE AMBER COLOUR LENS OF THE REAR TURN SIGNALS MAY FADE TO WHITE AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS. THESE VEHICLES WOULD THEN NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 108 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
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THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF RECALL 77117 WHICH INVOLVED ONLY AIR- CONDITIONED VEHICLES. THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY BE DISCONNECTED DUE TO A SEPARATION OF THE MULTIPLE CONNECTOR AT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL. THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE, LIGHTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. (EXCEPT POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER SEATS.)
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PAPER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS PLACED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASH TRAY RECEPTABLE COULD BE IGNITED BYU A PERSON PLACING LIGHTED MATERIALS IN THE ASH TRAY. IN THE EVENT OF THIS MATERIAL CATCHING FIRE, THE FLAMES COULD REACH THE INTERIOR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE THE FIRE WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH WITHOUT WATER OR AN EXTINGUISHER.
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4X4 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER TORSO RESTRAINT RETRACTOR ATTACHING BRACKET ASSEMBLY WAS IMPROPERLY MODIFIED AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT AND MAY FAIL TO WITHSTAND THE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 210 - SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BENCH SEATS. THE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY SEAT ADJUSTER HAS A LOCK BAR WITH A WAAX FINISH THAT CAN ALLOW THE FRONT SEAT TO SLIP FORWARD DURING HARD BRAKING OR A VEHICLE CRASH THUS INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS.
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VEHICLES PRODUCED APRIL 26, 1978. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE LINKAGE MAY FRACTURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THIS DEFECT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD LEAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.
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