The defect
AN INCORRECT BOLT AND NUT ARRANGEMENT AND SIZE WAS USED TO INSTALL BOTH FRONT AND REAR DRIVE DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES AT THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION FLANGES.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVESHAFT TO LOOSEN, VIBRATE ANDMAY RESULT IN THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHING WITH POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF CONTROL ANDAN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL CORRECT ATTACHING BOLTS AND TORQUE TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Laforza | 1989 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laforza | 1989 | 1 | 4 |
Other power train recalls in 1989
7 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the power train; LAFORZA AUTOMOBILES, INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 89V204000 17 Nov 1989 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 89V127000 31 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V110000 3 Jul 1989 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 89V047000 24 Mar 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V028000 28 Feb 1989 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 89V003000 13 Jan 1989 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989