CarRecallWatch- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
- Problem
- REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE AXLES THAT WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE AXLE SHAFT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE VEHICLE.
- Risk
- Remedy
- THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE REAR AXLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE BUFFALO PLANT. IF SO, THEY WILL MAKE AXLE MEASUREMENTS AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE OR MODIFY AFFECTED AXLE COMPONENTS WITHOUT CHARGE.
- Notes
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; REAR AXLE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COULD LEAD TO LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
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Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Buick Century | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1980 |
| Chevrolet EL Camino | 1980 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1980 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1980 |
| GMC Caballero | 1980 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1980 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1980 |
| Pontiac Lemans | 1980 |