Dodge B300 1979

Model B300 made in 1979 by Dodge got 2 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference to tires. . There were some recalls concerningequipment and suspension.

Model 1979

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER
79V176000CHRYSLER CORPORATIONfrom 08/01/1978 to 05/01/1979V (Vehicle)6800008/06/1979MFRCHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/24/197910/12/1979
Defect SummaryCondensate water may accumulate in the air conditioning blower housing; there is a high probability that this water will cause the blower motor to fail. blower motor failure would disable the air condtioning unit and there would be no way to defrost or defog the windshield.
Consequence Summary
Corrective SummaryDealer will drill a 1/4 inch drain hole in the bottom of the air conditioning blower housing to prevent water accumulation, without charge to owner.
NotesVehicle description: light trucks.system: air conditioning; blower housing.consequences of defect: under adverse weather conditions, this would result inpoor visibility and, possibly, a vehicle accident.
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM
79V104000CHRYSLER CORPORATIONfrom 08/01/1978 to 10/01/1978V (Vehicle)2700006/12/1979MFRCHRYSLER GROUP LLC04/30/197910/12/1979
Defect SummaryLower control arms may fracture in the area adjacent to the lower ball joint, resulting in separation of the ball joint from the arm.
Consequence Summary
Corrective SummaryDealer will increase the strength of both lower control arms by installing welded reinforcements.
NotesVehicle description: light trucks.system: suspension; independent front control arm, lower.consequences of defect: if this condition exists, the vehicles controllabilitymay be adversely affected. this could cause an accident and personal injury.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
TIRES
05/14/1999605101/01/1979
 Lt31x1050x16.5 firestone radial atx on 6 occations in past year have blown out without warning at highway speeds.have stopped driving vehicle and have not gone back to dealer as i must pay for part of the tire life for new ones and still have blow outs.( dot number: tire size: 31105016.5 )
TIRES - TREAD/BELT
06/04/2005143280107/01/1996
 I had travelled for about 25 miles @c.45 mph with a load of c.3000 lbs in the back of a dodge maxivan (school bus conversion) when the marshall 9.50r16.5lt tire with the dot h2xlyc3e276 marking on it exploded after briefly accelerating to c.60 mph. when this tire (on the left rear) exploded it left the entire tread laying in the passing lane of i90. fortunately, no one was beside the vehicle at the time as i briefly lurched into the passing lane before safely coming to a stop on the right side of the highway, after which i immediately retrieved the tread. oddly, this was the newest tire on the vehicle (purchased c. oct. 1996) while its mate on the same axle (all position m&s) was heavily checked around the bead. with no more than 20,000 miles on the tire the tread is still very deep. given the age of the tire i am not expecting any compensation but it appears to me that there might be a defect in the tire design or construction that produced this tread separation. a search on the dot website reveals only one other tread separation on a tire of this description by marshal tire co.. my only motive is to let the mfg know that this incident has ocurred which might affect their quality control procedures in the future. i still have the remains of the tire if any pictures are needed.

Car dealers selling


StateCityZipNamePhone
00HULETT82720HULETT COOP