What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1982078
- Recall date
- 23 September 1982
- Make
- Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth
- Models
- New Yorker, 600, Caravelle
- Model years
- 1983
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 658
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the electrical fuel filler door release is activated through a solenoid mounted to the back side of the fuel filler tube housing. A combination of loose solenoid attachment screws and an internal short circuit of the solenoid to its housing may allow arcing to occur at the solenoid attaching screws. Such arcing could ignite fuel vapours that may be present at the fuel filler pipe cap.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1982078.