1978 Dodge Colt
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1978 Dodge Colt. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
3 recalls name the 1978 Dodge Colt. Newest first.
Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped between august 2006 and july 2007 for use on the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm in certain production runs may have been improperly installed or inadequately tested which may cause the fuel pump…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A leaking fuel pump could create a vehicle fire hazard.
Remedy
Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the defective fuel pumps free of charge. the recall began on october 15, 2007. owners can contact federal-mogul at 248-354-7700.
Fuel tank support straps on some of the involved vehicles may rust if exposed to road salt used for snow and ice removal.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Dealer will replace existing support straps with galvanized steel straps without charge.
The possibility of engine compartment fuel leakage exists due to an inadequate staking operation that may allow fuel to leak by the fuel pump diaphragm and discharge from the pump body through the pump breather hole.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Seat blt stalk cable wires
Summary:a review of the recent canadian vehicle recall information pro-vided by transport canada revealed that chrysler IS conducting a safetyrecall campaign in canada (code 393) on certain 1977 thru 1979 dodge andplymouth colt vehicles to replace the front seat belt stalks.a review of available information revealed…
Summary:a review of the recent canadian vehicle recall information pro-vided by transport canada revealed that chrysler IS conducting a safetyrecall campaign in canada (code 393) on certain 1977 thru 1979 dodge andplymouth colt vehicles to replace the front seat belt stalks.a review of available information revealed that no owner complaints re-ceived by odi and chrysler; no field reports, service or technical bulletinsubrogation claims or lawsuits concerning failure of the front seat beltstalk have been identified by chrysler.according to chrysler's response,stalk cable wire failure was caused by a combination of abnormal seat beltusage-repeated extreme twisting or acute bending of the stalk-and lowtemperature operation.based on the above, it appears that stalk cablefailure does not frequently occur on the relatively old subject vehiclesin the u.s. Therefore, it IS recommended that this pe be closed.===
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