| NHTSA Record Id: 19736 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007027000014633000000002 |
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| Model Name: EUROVAN |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 94V058000 |
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| Component Name: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1992 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1993 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8350 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 20 1994 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Apr, 04 1994 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 13 1994 |
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| Defect Summary : These steering wheels and include a universal joint which is attached to steering shafts and secured by locking bolts. the universal joint's upper locking bolt was not sufficiently torqued during manufacture, and can eventually loosen. |
Consequence Summary: If the upper locking bolt holding the steering assembly's universal joint loosens, it can render the steering system inoperative and cause an accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the present universal upper locking bolt, install a new one, and torque it to specifications. |
Recall Notes: System: steering; wheel and column.vehicle description: passenger vans equipped with impact collapsible steeringwheel.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free ofcharge, or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. also, contact the national highway trafficsafety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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