Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
Date Announced: 03/20/1974
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
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).
Item Affected: TIRES:MARKINGS
Date Announced: 05/08/1973
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FORRATING AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE OMITTED IN PRODUCTION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND REPLACING TIRES WITH PROPER IDENTIFICATION LABELING.)
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Date Announced: 05/08/1973
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT DUE TO AN ERROR THE EUROPEAN VERSION GAS CAP WAS INSTALLEDINSTEAD OF THE USA VERSION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH PROPERUSA VERSION GAS CAP. )
