FIAT 128 1972: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 74V108000
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| FIAT | 128 | 1972 |
| Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
| 1974-08-01 | 1974-07-02 | 1979-10-12 |
Manufacturers Involved: FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC.
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 40831
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
FIAT CAMPAIGN NO N/A.SEDAN, STATION WAGON, COUPE.POSSIBILITY THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE, PARTICULARLY THE CROSS MEMBER WHERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS ATTACHED,MIGHT BECOME CORRODED FROM WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE SALT AND/OR SAND AREUSED TO MELT SNOW AND ICE.THIS CORROSION CAN RESULT IN THE BENDING OF THEFRAME WHERE THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM IS ATTACHED.THIS CONDITION COULDIMPAIR HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND APPLYING ANANTI-CORROSIVE SPRAY WHERE NECESSARY.IF CORROSION IS TO THE EXTENT THAT THESAFE OPERATION OF THE MAY BE IMPAIRED, REMEDIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT AS MAY BENECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE.' NOTE MODEL YEAR 1974 ADDED TO CAMPAIGN ON01-20-75.
