Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1993
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 21917 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000006774000014535000000023 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 93V118000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1993 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1993 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1200 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 26 1993 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jul, 14 1993 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 26 1993 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Lock nuts used to hold the left and right front axles to the suspension struts may not have been properly manufactured. the lock nuts may break and cause separation of the axle from the suspension struts. | Consequence Summary: Separation of the axle can cause the vehicle to pull tothe side of the separation and result in loss of vehicle control and anaccident. |
| Corrective Summary : Replace the lock nuts. | Recall Notes: System: suspension; front.vehicle description: passenger vehicles. |
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