NHTSA safety recall
Recall 78V057000: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED · Reported to NHTSA Mar 17, 1978
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.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
UNDER SEVERE USE, THE "HIGH HYSTERESIS" REAR RUBBER COUPLING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION VIBRATIONS.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE REAR RUBBER COUPLING AND FLANGE WITH A MODIFIED VERSION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
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.
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
- ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 78V057000
- Units potentially affected
- 2,500
- Report received
- Mar 17, 1978
- Production range
- Sep 1, 1975 – Aug 1, 1977
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
2 model years 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.