Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Date Announced: 04/09/1984
Description of Recall: A DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT MAY EXIST WHICH CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVE PINION GEAR, CAUSING REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: PINION SHAFT AND CLIPS, AND POSSIBLY THE PINION GEAR, WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITHLIMITED-SLIP REAR AXLE.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,CAUSING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.NOTE: DO NOT EXCEED MODERATE DRIVING SPEEDS UNTIL SERVICE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
Date Announced: 03/07/1984
Description of Recall: IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE REAR AXLE MAY CAUSE AXLE BEARING FAILURE AND COULD RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF A REAR AXLE AND WHEEL.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: THE DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR THE DEFECT AND REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE, IF NECESSARY.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; REAR AXLE BEARINGS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF REAR AXLE AND WHEEL WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
Item Affected: STEERING
Date Announced: 03/16/1984
Description of Recall: THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BOLTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: THE ADJUSTING TUBE CLAMP BOLT AND THE STEERING GEAR ATTACHING BOLT TORQUE WILL BE TESTED. THE BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED AND THE FRONT WHEEL TOE SETTING ADJUSTED IF NECESSARY AND AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: STEERING; BOLTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE DEFECT MAY BE DETECTED BY SIGNS SUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL BEING INAN OFF-CENTERED POSITION WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, LIMITED LEFT TURN ABILITY,LOOSENESS OR NOISE DISCOVERED WHILE STEERING, OR MISALIGNMENT OF THE FRONTWHEELS.