| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V098000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
PONTIAC |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PHOENIX |
| Model Year: |
1980 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19780801 - 19790301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
23725 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19790401 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19790401 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19790417 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING MAY HAVE A LARGER THAN DESIRED INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE LOWER COIL WHERE IT RESTS ON THE SPRING SEAT. THIS COULD ALLOW THE SPRING TO BE FORCED OVER THE LOWER SPRING SEAT DUE TO SUSPENSION FORCES. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE INCORRECT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS WITHOUT CHARGE. |