VOLKSWAGEN KARMAN GHIA 1966: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

 
Make : VOLKSWAGEN Model : KARMAN GHIA Year : 1966
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 1966-10-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 66V036000
Date Owner's Notified: 1966-12-23 Date Received by ODI: 1966-12-28 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: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 20394
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Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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      POSSIBILITY THAT THE RUBBER GROMMET PROTECTING THE STARTER CABLE AT THE POINT WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE PANEL SEPARATING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE STORAGE AREA BENEATH THE REAR SEAT MAY BE DISLODGED.THIS MAY ALLOW THE INSULATION ON THE STARTER CABLE TO CHAFE THROUGH, RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT.'REROUTE THE BATTERY STARTER CABLE THROUGH A NEW TYPE RUBBER CUSHION.'