Recall campaign · NHTSA 67V081000

Power train: driveline: universal joint

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1967-09-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 67V081000

Power train: driveline: universal joint

Component
Power train: driveline: universal joint
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
1,051
Reported to NHTSA
1967-09-22
Owners notified
1967-09-20

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT THE ALLENHEAD BOLTS ON THE REAR AXLE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND WERE OCCASIONALLY INSTALLED WITHOUT SPRING WASHER.THIS CAN LEAD TO THE LOOSENING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF BOLTS.(INSTALL SPRING WASHER AND RETORQUE BOLTS AS REQUIRED.)

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen Type II1968

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.