The defect
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE INCORRECT UNIVERSAL JOINT FASTENERS. THESE FASTENERS MAY LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE PROPELLER SHAFT TO DISCONNECT FROM THE AXLE OR TRANSFER CASE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FASTENERS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
Other power train recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the power train; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 79V269000 20 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V261000 18 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V238000 29 Oct 1979 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 79V237000 26 Oct 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V236000 24 Oct 1979 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 79V225000 10 Oct 1979 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 79V220000 25 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V214000 18 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979