| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
82V107000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AURORA |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GRX |
| Model Year: |
1980 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AURORA CARS, LIMITED |
| Manufacturered: |
19800501 - 19810801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
31 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19821130 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19821130 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AURORA CARS, LIMITED |
| Report Received Date: |
19821101 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19821103 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE HUB UPRIGHT, WHICH CONNECTS THE HUB CARRIER TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, MAY PIVOT SLIGHTLY. THIS CONDITION WILL OCCUR IF THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE UPRIGHT TO THE HUB CARRIER ARE NOT KEPT TIGHT, COMBINED WITH SEVERE CORNERING CONDITIONS. THIS PIVOTING CONDITION WILL CAUSE THE BOLTS TO ELONGATE THE HOLES OF THE UPRIGHT, RESULTING IN REAR WHEEL VIBRATION. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO HUB CARRIER BREAKAGE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE HUB ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE. |