Fairmont Tamper: Structure › Frame and Members
Fairmont Tamper reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 7, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 382. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE VEHICLE FRAME NEAR THE LOCATION WHERE THE FRONT WHEEL UNIT MOUNTING BRACKETS ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE. CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO THE POINT WHERE THE UNIT BREAKS AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET ALLOWING THE WHEEL UNIT TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME.
The risk
THE DETACHMENT OF THE WHEEL UNIT COULD CAUSE LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL OR AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
A KIT CONSISTING OF STEEL PLATES THAT BOLT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FRAME TO STRENGTHEN THIS AREA WILL BE INSTALLED.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Fairmont Tamper F250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Fairmont Tamper F350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Fairmont Tamper F250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Fairmont Tamper F350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V206000.
Full record for the 1993 Fairmont Tamper F250 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →