FOUR WINDS CITATION 1980: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
| Make : FOUR WINDS | Model : CITATION | Year : 1980 |
| Build Dates : 1979-01-01 - 1979-08-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 79V220000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1979-10-11 | Date Received by ODI: 1979-09-25 | Date Added to Database: 1979-12-12 |
| Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC | ||
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| Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 224892 | ||
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Summary:
THE AUTOMATIC COOLER LINE HOSES ON SOME OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL VOIDS, WHICH COMBINED WITH A HIGH THERMAL EXPANSION AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, COULD RESULT IN HOSE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE COOLER LINE HOSES USING HOSES WITH KEVLAR BRAIDED REINFORCEMENT. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | V Report | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; TRANSMISSION HOSES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A VEHICLE FIRE MAY RESULT WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUSPERSONAL INJURY. |
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