Chrysler Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap

Chrysler is recalling about 5,234 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline.

Campaign
82V091000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
22 September 1982
Vehicles
5,234
Built between
Aug 1982 – Sep 1982
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 September 1982
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1982 and September 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1983 Chrysler E ClassBuilt August 1982 to September 1982
  • 1983 Dodge 600Built August 1982 to September 1982

What the defect is

The involved vehicles may be equipped with an electrical fuel filler door release which is activated through a coiled current carrying wire (a solenoid). A short in the solenoid could cause sparking at the attaching screws of the solenoid.

What gets fixed

A SOLENOID GROUND WIRE WILL BE INSTALLED, BY THE DEALER, TO PREVENT SPARKING OF SOLENOID.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1982 to September 1982
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 September 1982
  3. Owners notified17 September 1982

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 22 September 1982.

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.system: fuel; fuel filler pipe cap.consequences of defect: electrical sparking at the solenoid attaching screwscould ignite any fuel vapors that may be present at the fuel filler pipe cap.personal injury and fire damage could result.

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.

Same component

Same brand