The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HEAD OF THE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTING BOLT COULD BREAK OFF AND EVENTUALLY WEDGE ITSELF BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM CHAIN HOUSING AND THE SPROCKET. THIS DEFECT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BOLTS TO BECOME BRITTLE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL FIVE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTING BOLTS ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Other power train recalls in 1980
7 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the power train; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed 87 campaigns in all.
| 80V160000 10 Dec 1980 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 80V097000 23 Jul 1980 | MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD. |
| 80V046000 21 Apr 1980 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 80V023000 5 Mar 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V022000 26 Feb 1980 | REVCON, INCORPORATED |
| 80V003000 15 Jan 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980