Recall campaign · NHTSA 70V022000

Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

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.)

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen Type II1970

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.