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NHTSA recall 80E018000 · Equipment

Equipment › Electrical › Anti-theft devices

Reported Aug 25, 198035,000 vehicles affectedAPPLIEDBuilt Mar 1, 1978 – Mar 1, 1980

The defect

An adhesive clip which holds the wire bundle within the charger to the interior of the charger could fail. Under conditions of extreme use, a short between the primary and secondary circuits of the charger could result.

The remedy

A tie will be inserted to fasten the wire bundle to the meter bracket and a circuit breaker will be installed in the secondary circuit without charge to owner.

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Notes

Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: electric power accessories; battery charger models 39-100 and 85-900.consequences of defect: if this happens, 120 volts will enter the batteryclamps and any conductive metal objects to which the battery clamps might beattached. This would present a potentially fatal shock hazard.