Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V047000
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-03-20.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
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).
1 model year.
| Model | Years on record |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Thing | 1974 |
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