NHTSA recall campaign

86V092000

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft

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3Affected configurations shown2,100Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Report receivedFeb 7, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

COMPOSITE GRAPHITE DRIVESHAFTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERHEATING WHILE IDLING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVESHAFT TWISTING AND SHORTENING CAUSING THE SLIP YOKE TO DISCONNECT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE DRIVESHAFT DISCONNECTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME IMMOBILE WITHOUT WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL METAL DRIVESHAFT.

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 86V092000

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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