- Vehicles
- 11,800
- Built between
- Sep 1977 – Apr 1978
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 July 1978
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1977 and April 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978 Dodge M300Built September 1977 to April 1978
- 1978 Dodge M400Built September 1977 to April 1978
- 1978 Dodge M500Built September 1977 to April 1978
- 1978 Dodge M600Built September 1977 to April 1978
What the defect is
Poor clamping of the carburetor fuel inlet hose to the inlet tube and carburetor nipple could allow fuel leakage to occur.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT FUEL INLET HOSE CLAMPS AND CHECK THE FUEL TUBE ROUTING TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SECURE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1977 to April 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 May 1978
- Owners notified20 July 1978
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 10 May 1978.
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
Vehicle description: motorhomes equipped with 44O cid engines.system: fuel; carburetor fuel inlet hose.consequences of defect: if an ignition source is present when leakage occurs,an underhood fire could result, causing serious injury to vehicle passengers.
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.