The defect
UNDER SEVERE USE, THE "HIGH HYSTERESIS" REAR RUBBER COUPLING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION VIBRATIONS.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE REAR RUBBER COUPLING AND FLANGE WITH A MODIFIED VERSION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Other power train recalls in 1978
14 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the power train; ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED filed 27 campaigns in all.
| 78V256000 27 Nov 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V252000 20 Nov 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V236000 23 Oct 1978 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 78V201000 15 Sept 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V174000 9 Aug 1978 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 78V144000 19 Jun 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V138000 13 Jun 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V096000 28 Apr 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978