The defect
FRONT DRIVESHAFT FLANGE BOLTS MAY LOOSEN.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT FROM THETRANSMISSION AND DAMAGE TO THE GEAR SELECTOR.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT FLANGE BOLTS AND NUTS; MODIFY THE JOINT BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo 704 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Volvo 744 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Volvo 745 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo 704 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 704 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 704 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 704 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 744 | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Volvo 744 | 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| Volvo 744 | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| Volvo 744 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo 745 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 745 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 745 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo 745 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1988
11 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the power train; VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 88V177000 15 Nov 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V128000 1 Aug 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V101000 27 Jun 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V085000 23 May 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V084000 20 May 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V050000 4 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V045000 28 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V037000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988