1978 Plymouth Trailduster
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
Have the VIN?
Vehicles › Plymouth › Trailduster › 1978
These records cover every 1978 Plymouth Trailduster. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
2 recalls name the 1978 Plymouth Trailduster. Newest first.
An intermediate steering shaft containing a mismatched pot coupling assembly may have been installed on the involved vehicles. This coupling may have an oversized serration diameter. An oversized serration could prevent the coupling from adequately tightening onto the gear or shaft splines.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a replacement shaft coupling.
The steering columns on the involved vehicles may have been misassembled, resulting in the master serration for steering wheel indexing being mislocated by 180 degrees. The tie rod may have been adjusted in attempting to overcome this condition and this may have caused insufficient tie rod thread engagement to the sleeve attachment.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Dealer will replace the lower steering shaft assembly with a correctly indexed assembly which will locate the steering wheel in the correct position. Tie rod assembly will also be inspected and adjusted to ensure proper thread engagement.
Every Plymouth Trailduster model year
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.