| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V078000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FIAT |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
850 |
| Model Year: |
1971 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
- 19710501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
31702 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19790515 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19790515 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19790402 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT EITHER THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE STEERING SYSTEM, OR THE FLOOR PAN WHERE THE SEATS ARE ATTACHED MAY SEPARATE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS IS DUE TO AN ADVANCED STATE OF CORROSION IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAUSED BY SALT AND/OR SAND WHICH ACCELERATES THE RATE OF CORROSION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED. IF NECESSARY, VEHICLE WILL BE REPURCHASED FROM THE OWNER AT A PRICE BASED ON THE DEGREE OF VEHICLE DEPRECIATION. |