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THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":150000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["ARIES"],"built_from":"1980-08-01","built_to":"1981-07-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/81V111000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"81V093000","date":"1981-08-05","manufacturer":"CHRYSLER CORPORATION","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH","summary":"THE STOP LAMP SWITCHES INSTALLED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE INTERNAL SWITCH CONTACT PRESSURE DUE TO AN INCORRECT FORMATION OF THE SWITCH CONTACT TERMINALS. THIS LACK OF SWITCH CONTACT CONTINUITY MAY RENDER THE (STOP) BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":110000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["ARIES"],"built_from":"1981-03-01","built_to":"1981-06-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/81V093000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1981085","date":"1981-08-04","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCHES THAT MAY CONTAIN AN INTERNAL DEFICIENCY WHICH CAN RESULT IN SWITCH FAILURE THEREBY RENDERING THE STOP LAMP WARNING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.","mfr_campaign":"299","units":15000,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["ARIES"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1981085"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1981063","date":"1981-05-22","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.6 LITRE ENGINES THE THROTTLE SHAFT MOUNTED RETURN SPRING MAY BECOME WEDGED AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.","mfr_campaign":"296","units":8565,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["ARIES"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1981063"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1981024","date":"1981-02-16","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILOT WITH THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BEING FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING AN EXCESS QUANTITY OF WATER.","mfr_campaign":"290","units":14,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["ARIES"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1981024"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"81V021000","date":"1981-02-11","manufacturer":"CHRYSLER CORPORATION","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID","summary":"BRAKE FLUID MAY CONTAIN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER. THIS CAN CAUSE DEGRADATION OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE OR BRAKE FAILURE UNDER A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":32,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["ARIES"],"built_from":"1981-01-01","built_to":"1981-01-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/81V021000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}