TOYOTA CORONA 1968: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM

 
Make : TOYOTA Model : CORONA Year : 1968
Build Dates : 1967-10-01 - 1968-05-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 68V101000
Date Owner's Notified: 1968-10-21 Date Received by ODI: 1968-10-24 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 39014
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Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      POSSIBILITY THAT SCREWS WITHIN CARBURETOR AUTOMATIC-CHOKE MECHANISM SECURING THERMOSTAT HOUSING MAY BECOME LOOSE.IN VERY RARE CASES, DROPPING OF SCREWS WITHIN HOUSING MAY INTERFERE WITH CHOKE MECHANISM, PREVENTING THROTTLE LEVER FROM RETURNING TO IDLE POSITION AND MAKING VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING SCREWS AND TIGHTENING AND CAULKING WHERE NECESSARY.'