- Vehicles
- 68,000
- Built between
- Aug 1978 – May 1979
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 August 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1978 and May 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979 Dodge B100Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Dodge B200Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Dodge B300Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Dodge CB300Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Dodge CB400Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Dodge MB300Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Dodge MB400Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth B100Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth B200Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth B300Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth CB300Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth CB400Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth MB300Built August 1978 to May 1979
- 1979 Plymouth MB400Built August 1978 to May 1979
What the defect is
Condensate 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.
What gets fixed
DEALER 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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1978 to May 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 July 1979
- Owners notified6 August 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 24 July 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: air conditioning; blower housing.consequences of defect: under adverse weather conditions, this would result inpoor visibility and, possibly, a vehicle accident.
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.