CHRYSLER NEWPORT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

CHRYSLER NEWPORT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of CHRYSLER NEWPORT recalls and defective parts found on CHRYSLER NEWPORT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the CHRYSLER NEWPORT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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1973	1972

Most Recent Recalls For CHRYSLER NEWPORT

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1981 CHRYSLER NEWPORT VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1981 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 150000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1981-09-22
Summary: THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MAY STICK IN THE "RESUME" POSITION RESTRICTING RETURN MOVEMENT. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM.
1981 CHRYSLER NEWPORT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Recall
1981 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Units affected: 30000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1981-05-05
Summary: 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.
1979 CHRYSLER NEWPORT SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Recall
1979 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Units affected: 90	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1979-01-05
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH AN OVERSIZED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CUP WHICH ALSO PREVENTS THE PLANT LUBRICATING EQUIPMENT FROM CYCLING TO LUBRICATE BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER WHEEL BEARINGS. THE RESULTANT BEARING LOOSENESS AND/OR THE LACK OF LUBRICATION MAY CAUSE BEARING FAILURE AND, POSSIBLY, WHEEL SPINDLE DAMAGE.
1972-1973 CHRYSLER NEWPORT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Recall
1972-1973 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Units affected: 800000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1977-11-16
Summary: AN INTERRUPTION OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY OCCUR DUE TO SEPARATION OF A TERMINAL CONNECTION IN THE WIRING CIRCUIT. THE TERMINAL END OF THE POWER FEED WIRE COMING FROM THE COMPARTMENT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MATING TERMINAL ON THE WIRE GOING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) LOCATED ON THE LEFT (DRIVER"S) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL.
1974-1975 CHRYSLER NEWPORT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Recall
1974-1975 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 33500	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1975-05-13
Summary:
1975 CHRYSLER NEWPORT EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:JACKS Recall
1975 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:JACKS Units affected: 65000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1975-02-05
Summary:
1972 CHRYSLER NEWPORT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Recall
1972 CHRYSLER NEWPORT	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Units affected: 97	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1972-04-17
Summary: