| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V086000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ALFA ROMEO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
11615 |
| Model Year: |
1979 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| Manufacturered: |
19780901 - 19781101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
400 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19790308 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19790308 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| Report Received Date: |
19790405 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPER STAMPING PROCEDURE DURING MANUFACTURE, DEFECTS EXIST WHICH PREVENT WASHERS FROM ROTATING ON SPINDLE. IF THESE WASHERS ARE NOT REPLACED, AN EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE WILL RESULT, LEADING TO BEARING FAILURE. IN EXTREME CASES THIS CAN RESULT IN SHEARING OF THE FRONT STUB AXLE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
FRONT STUB AXLE WASHERS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS. |