Recall 78V007000
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/hand Lever(motorcycle) — Marmon · reported 16 Jan 1978 · 56 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
ON THE THREADED END OF THE CLUTCH ROD AT THE REINFORCEMENT PLATE, THE WELDING MAY CRACK AND LEAD TO CLUTCH ROD FAILURE. IF FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN.
The fix
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH ROD WITH A TYPE HAVING A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CAB-OVER-ENGINE TRUCKS.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; CLUTCH ROD.CONSEQUENCES OF DEECT: LOSS OF CLUTCH CONTROL CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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