1972 DODGE POLARA RECALL - #77V201000
RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : WIRING
AN INTERRUPTION OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY OCCUR DUE TO SEPARATION OF A TERMINAL CONNECTION IN THE WIRING CIRCUIT. THE TERMINAL END OF THE POWER FEED WIRE COMING FROM THE COMPARTMENT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MATING TERMINAL ON THE WIRE GOING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) LOCATED ON THE LEFT (DRIVER"S) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL.
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Recall Details
| Vehicle |
1972 DODGE POLARA |
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| Manufacturer |
CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Manufactured between |
1/1/1900 - 1/1/1900 |
| Recalled on |
10/12/1979 |
| Influenced by |
OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION |
| Owners Notified on |
2/23/1978 |
| # Affected |
800,000 |
| Recalled for |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
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| Description |
AN INTERRUPTION OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY OCCUR DUE TO SEPARATION OF A TERMINAL CONNECTION IN THE WIRING CIRCUIT. THE TERMINAL END OF THE POWER FEED WIRE COMING FROM THE COMPARTMENT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MATING TERMINAL ON THE WIRE GOING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) LOCATED ON THE LEFT (DRIVER"S) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL. |
| Consequences |
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| Corrective action |
DEALER WILL REPAIR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POWER FEED CIRCUIT WIRE BY INSTALLING AN OVERLAY WIRE ROUTED AROUND THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR. |
| Notes |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; WIRING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: INTERRUPTION OF THIS CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE LOSS OFELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES. VEHICLE WOULDBECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. |
| See also |
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| Technical Service Bulletins |
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