1974 Volkswagen Thing Recalls
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| October 12th, 1979 |
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| Recalled Component |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT |
| Recall Date |
October 12th, 1979 |
| Units Effected |
3,000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number |
74V047000 |
| Manufacturer |
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Date of Owner Notification |
March 22nd, 1974 |
Recall Notes:VOLKSWAGEN CAMPAIGN NO T-12/74.THE THING.POSSIBILITY THAT DURING A CHANGEIN PRODUCTION TO MODIFY THE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS CONNECTING THE FLANGEDOUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION TO THE REAR WHEELS, A GASKET SEALING INSTEADOF SURFACE TO SURFACE SEALING WAS INTRODUCED.THESE JOINTS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLYUSED IN PRODUCTION AND GASKETS WERE INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED ON THE DISCONTINUEDTYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS.THIS COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH OF THE AXLEASSEMBLIES SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE RESULT OF LOSS OF POWER.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REMOVING GASKETS AND RETORQUE BOLTS TOSPECIFICATIONS).
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