American Motors Suspension: Rear

American Motors is recalling about 3,581 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
70V117000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
2 October 1970
Vehicles
3,581
Built between
Aug 1969 – Jan 1970
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 October 1970
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1969 and January 1970. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1970 American Motors RebelBuilt August 1969 to January 1970

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1969 to January 1970
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 October 1970
  3. Owners notified2 October 1970

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 October 1970.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Possibility that rear suspension lower control arm may fail because bushinghole may not be of proper dimension.can cause metal fatigue after extensiveor hard usage which will affect rear axle stability.(correct by replacinglower control arm and bushing.)

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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