NHTSA recall campaign

96V255000

Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint

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2Affected configurations shown1,590Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Report receivedNov 12, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

INSUFFICIENT TORQUE CAN LEAD TO A BROKEN STRAP. IF THE STRAP BREAKS, THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD WOBBLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SEPARATION. SUCH WOBBLING OR SEPARATION WOULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ANY LOOSE FRAGMENT COULD FALL TO THE ROADWAY PRESENTING A HAZARD TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW U-JOINT BEARING STRAP BOLTS.

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 96V255000

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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