NHTSA recall campaign

80V023000

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft

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6Affected configurations shown10,891Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Report receivedMay 3, 1980
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY. A DAMAGED BEARING COULD RESULT IN AXLE AND WHEEL DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ALONG WITH SEALS, RETAINER RINGS AND PLATES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 80V023000

1980 JEEP J10Open vehicle record →1980 JEEP WAGONEEROpen vehicle record →1980 JEEP CHEROKEEOpen vehicle record →1979 JEEP WAGONEEROpen vehicle record →1979 JEEP J10Open vehicle record →1979 JEEP CHEROKEEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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