NHTSA Campaign 80V073000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

Issued by CHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported Jun 11, 1980 · 350,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DISC BRAKE PAD WEAR AND TURN STOP WEAR ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND A REDUCTION IN FRONT BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS FOLLOWING A FULL TURN. ALSO, A FRAME CRACK COULD DEVELOP AND COULD EXTEND THROUGH ALL OR MOST OF THE RAIL SECTION.

Remedy

UPON INSPECTION DEALER WILL REPLACE EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STOP BRACKET TO CORRECT THE FRONT BRAKES. IF FRAME IS CRACKED IT WILL BE WELDED AND A ROD REINFORCEMENT WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE CRACKED AREA.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE B300 1973 350,000
DODGE B300 1974 350,000
DODGE B300 1975 350,000
DODGE B300 1976 350,000
DODGE B300 1977 350,000
DODGE CB300 1973 350,000
DODGE CB300 1974 350,000
DODGE CB300 1975 350,000
DODGE CB300 1976 350,000
DODGE CB300 1977 350,000
DODGE CB400 1973 350,000
DODGE CB400 1974 350,000
DODGE CB400 1975 350,000
DODGE CB400 1976 350,000
DODGE CB400 1977 350,000
DODGE MB300 1973 350,000
DODGE MB300 1974 350,000
DODGE MB300 1975 350,000
DODGE MB300 1976 350,000
DODGE MB300 1977 350,000
DODGE MB400 1973 350,000
DODGE MB400 1974 350,000
DODGE MB400 1975 350,000
DODGE MB400 1976 350,000
DODGE MB400 1977 350,000
PLYMOUTH B300 1973 350,000
PLYMOUTH B300 1974 350,000
PLYMOUTH B300 1975 350,000
PLYMOUTH B300 1976 350,000
PLYMOUTH B300 1977 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB300 1973 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB300 1974 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB300 1975 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB300 1976 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB300 1977 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB400 1973 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB400 1974 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB400 1975 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB400 1976 350,000
PLYMOUTH CB400 1977 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB300 1973 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB300 1974 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB300 1975 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB300 1976 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB300 1977 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB400 1973 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB400 1974 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB400 1975 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB400 1976 350,000
PLYMOUTH MB400 1977 350,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80V073000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.