VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1970-03-16.
Recall campaignNHTSA 70V022000
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
Component
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
11,000
Reported to NHTSA
1970-03-16
Owners notified
1970-02-06
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLES WERE TRANS- PORTED FROM ONE AUTOMOBILE WORKS TOANOTHER BY HOOKING LINES TO THE TIE RODS RATHER THAN CLAMPING LINES TO FRONTAXLE BEAM.IF THIS CONDI- TION OCCURRED WOULD CAUSE TIE RODS TO BEND ANDRESULT IN FRONT WHEEL TOE-OUT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND HAVE RODS REPLACEDIF NECES- SARY.)
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