ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA 1976: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 78V057000
Make | Model | Year |
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ALFA ROMEO | ALFETTA | 1976 |
Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
1978-04-26 | 1978-03-17 | 1979-10-12 |
Production Dates: 1975-09-01 - 1977-08-01
Manufacturers Involved: ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 2500
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
UNDER SEVERE USE, THE "HIGH HYSTERESIS" REAR RUBBER COUPLING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION VIBRATIONS.
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE REAR RUBBER COUPLING AND FLANGE WITH A MODIFIED VERSION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; TRANSMISSION, DRIVESHAFT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF IN THIS CONDITION SUSTAINED HIGH SPEEDS AREMAINTAINED, THE RUBBER COUPLING MAY DISINTEGRATE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLEACCIDENT.NOTE: EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS, FOLLOWED BY A LOUDCLUNKING NOISE, MAY INDICATE THAT THE DEFECT IS PRESENT.