- Vehicles
- 30,000
- Built between
- Aug 1980 – Mar 1981
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 May 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1980 and March 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1981 Chrysler CordobaBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Chrysler LebaronBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Chrysler NEW YorkerBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Chrysler NewportBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Dodge DiplomatBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Dodge MiradaBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Dodge ST RegisBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
- 1981 Plymouth FuryBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
What the defect is
Engine may lose power or stall due to carburetor flooding. This is caused by a poor electrical ground on the carburetor fuel bowl vent solenoid. Vehicles may also have driveability problems while the engine is warming up in cold weather. These problems include engine missing, sags, and hesitation. This is caused by a sticking carburetor oxygen feedback solenoid.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL INSPECT CARBURETOR AND IF NECESSARY, THE BOWL VENT SOLENOID WILL BE REPAIRED BY RESOLDERING (RECONNECTING) THE EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FREE OF CHARGE. IF APPLICABLE, THE OXYGEN FEEDBACK SENSOR WILL BE REPLACED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1980 to March 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 May 1981
- Owners notified15 May 1981
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 5 May 1981.
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: passenger vehicles equipped with 318 engines.system: fuel; carburetor, fuel bowl vent solenoid and oxygen feedback solenoid.consequences of defect: should the vehicle lose engine power, it might become ahazard to other drivers and may cause an 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.