| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
78V119000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
PORSCHE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
928 |
| Model Year: |
1978 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19770801 - 19770801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
22 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19780620 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19780620 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19780602 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING ARM ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT AXLE KNUCKLE WITH TWO FASTENING BOLTS. THESE BOLTS ARE BEVELED BELOW THE HEX HEAD TO FIT INTO THE CHAMFERED HOLES IN THE STEERING ARM FOR PROPER FASTENING. THE CHAMFERING IN THESE STEERING ARM HOLES WAS OMITTED DURING MANUFACTURE. SHOULD THE BOLTS LOOSEN, THE STEERING ARM COULD BECOME LOOSE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL CORRECT THE DEFECT BY CHAMFERING THE HOLES. |