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Recall 74V047000: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC · Reported to NHTSA Mar 20, 1974

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
3,000
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
1
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Mar 20, 1974

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

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).

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
74V047000
Units potentially affected
3,000
Report received
Mar 20, 1974
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

1 model year across 1 model

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.