1974 Austin Healey Marina: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1974 Austin Healey Marina. The newest campaign is 79V146000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Jun 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 79V146000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect for corrosion and, if necessary, replace the fuel tank at no cost to owner.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 90,705 units in total.
- 79V146000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- 78V258000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- 78V125000Vehicle Speed Control / Cables
- 78V016000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- 75V174000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
79V146000Received . 23,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The possibility exists that, due to outside influences such as salt on the roads, the fuel tank may develop areas of corrosion which could eventually result in fuel leakage.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect for corrosion and, if necessary, replace the fuel tank at no cost to owner.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V258000Received . 22,714 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ball joints installed on the involved vehicles as replacement parts may have been incorrectly heat-treated during manufacture. These replacement ball joints may break without prior warning, causing the suspension to collapse.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the suspect ball joints at no cost to owner.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V125000Received . 10,330 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Cables
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The accelerator cable could break due to the carburetor trunnion pin restricting the movement of the cable end. Should the accelerator stick in the open position or break, control over vehicle speed will be lost.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install a new trunnion pin and the accelerator linkage will be checked on all involved vehicles.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V016000Received . 20,661 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The fuel tank vent hose could crack and allow fumes to enter the trunk area, especially while filling the fuel tank. These fumes could permeate the trunk area and enter the passenger compartment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace fuel pumps on all affected vehicles without charge to owners.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
75V174000Received . 14,000 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 1974 Austin Healey MarinaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1974 Austin Healey Marina: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/austin-healey/marina/1974/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- JAGUAR CARS
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1974 Austin Healey Marina?
- 90,705 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Austin Healey Marina have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Austin Healey Marina, model years 1973 to 1975. 5 of them name the 1974 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1974 Austin Healey Marina open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.