Engine and engine cooling: engineRecall 73V-089 · 1964–1969 Checker Checker

CHECKER MOTORS CORP. recall 73V-089 covers 9,145 1964–1969 Checker Checker for a engine and engine cooling: engine problem, reported to NHTSA on April 24, 1973.

Vehicles repairedNo manufacturer report yet

Vehicles affected9,1451 model

ReportedApr 24, 1973Owners notified Aug 27, 1973

Complaints since0Same system, after the recall

Source: NHTSA recall 73V089000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.

What's wrong

The problem

What to do

The fix

The remedy has not been described yet.

CHECKER CAMPAIGN NO K-8-73.POSSIBILITY THAT THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE ENGINEMOUNT MAY SEPARATE DUE TO FATIGUE OR COLLISION DAMAGE.IF THIS SEPARATIONOCCURS, IT IS POSSIBLE AT HIGH TORSIONAL LOAD OR RAPID ACCELERATION FROM LOWSPEED TO ROTATE ENGINE ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE ANDCAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BE TEMPORARILY HELD OPEN.(CORRECT BY INSTALLING ANENGINE RESTRAINT CABLE.)

Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1 model

Vehicles in this recall

Checker Checker1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

Built from March 1, 1964 to October 1, 1969. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.