VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1968: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS

 
Make : VOLKSWAGEN Model : BEETLE Year : 1968
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 68V048000
Date Owner's Notified: 1968-05-01 Date Received by ODI: 1968-05-07 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
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Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 87860
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Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      POSSIBILITY WHEEL BOLTS WERE NOT CORRECTLY TORQUED AND WHEELS WERE NOT CORRECTLY CENTERED.IF VEHICLE IS OPERATED UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AND ESPECIALLY IF THE HAND BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN FULLY RELEASED, THE WHEEL BOLTS MAY LOOSEN.'CORRECT BY INSPECTION OF WHEEL AND WHEEL BOLTS AND PROPERLY CENTERING WHEELS AND TORQUING BOLTS.'