- Vehicles
- 50,000
- Built between
- Jan 1978 – Aug 1978
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 May 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1978 and August 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978 Dodge B100Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Dodge B200Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Dodge B300Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Dodge CB300Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Dodge MB300Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Dodge SportsmanBuilt January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Plymouth B100Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Plymouth B200Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Plymouth B300Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Plymouth CB300Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Plymouth MB300Built January 1978 to August 1978
- 1978 Plymouth VoyagerBuilt January 1978 to August 1978
What the defect is
The front brake hose routing may allow interference between the hoses and the tire and wheel assemblies during extreme turning angles.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSES AND INSTALL A NEW BRAKE HOSE SUPPORT BRACKET TO ELIMINATE CONTACT WITH TIRE/WHEEL.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1978 to August 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 April 1979
- Owners notified25 May 1979
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 30 April 1979.
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: light trucks.system: service brakes; hose.consequences of defect: abrasion resulting from such interference may result inhose failure and loss of front brake system capability.note: rear brakes would not be affected. The instrument panel brake warninglight should alert driver to partial loss of brakes. Driving shold bediscontinued if light comes on.
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.