NHTSA recall campaign

79V271000

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood

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6Affected configurations shown4,456Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Report receivedMar 12, 1981
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE CAB ELECTRICAL FEED CABLES MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WITH AN INADEQUATE CRIMPING OF THE TERMINAL TO THE CABLE. AS A RESULT, THE CABLE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE TERMINAL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, RECRIMP THE TERMINAL ENDS AS REQUIRED.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 79V271000

1979 WESTERN WL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 WESTERN WS SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 WESTERN WS SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 WESTERN WL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 WESTERN WL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 WESTERN WS SERIESOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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