VOLKSWAGEN TYPE I 1968: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

 
Make : VOLKSWAGEN Model : TYPE I Year : 1968
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 67V125000
Date Owner's Notified: 1967-12-15 Date Received by ODI: 1967-12-19 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: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 4368
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Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      POSSIBILITY THAT THE ALLENHEAD BOLTS ON THE REAR AXLE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND WERE OCCASIONALLY INSTALLED WITHOUT SPRING WASHER.THIS CAN LEAD TO THE LOOSENING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF BOLTS.'INSTALL SPRING WASHER AND RETORQUE BOLTS AS REQUIRED.'