Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 1987
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 27100 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004986000014507000000312 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: GTI | Model Year: 1987 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 87V063000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1986 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1987 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 10000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 12 1987 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: May, 08 1987 |
| Record Creation date : May, 11 1987 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The front left wheel lug nuts may have been improperly torqued. | Consequence Summary: An improperly torqued wheel may loosen over a period oftime and could eventually separate, causing an accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Inspect and re-torque left front wheel lug nuts. | Recall Notes: System: wheels/lug nuts.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with alloy wheels. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |