- Vehicles
- 1,237
- Built between
- Mar 1980 – Mar 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 April 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1980 and March 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Dana DanaBuilt March 1980 to March 1980
What the defect is
The defect involves an incorrectly designed shift fork. The shift fork was designed to activate a switch which would illuminate a light on the dashboard when the power take-off is shifted into gear. Due to the incorrect shift fork, the dashboard light flashes momentarily, then goes off.
What gets fixed
THE MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE POWER TAKE-OFF UNITS WITH AIR SHIFT ASSEMBLIES WHICH CONTAIN THE PROPER ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1980 to March 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 April 1980
- Owners notified8 April 1980
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 8 April 1980.
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
- DANA 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 category: multi-purpose passenger vehicles and trucks.system: power train; chelsea; power take offs.consequences of defect: there is a risk of injury to persons in or out of thevehicle if the operator believes the power take-off is disengaged when it isactually in gear.note: the driver will receive a prior warning that the shift indicating lightis not operating properly since the light flashes momentarily while the powertake-off is being engaged but will not be lit when the power take-off isoperating the auxiliary equipment. The vehicle should be operated as if theindicator were not present and the indicator system should be removed as soonas possible.
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.