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NHTSA Campaign 78V057000

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Issued by ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED · Reported Mar 17, 1978 · 2,500 vehicles affected

What's wrong

UNDER SEVERE USE, THE "HIGH HYSTERESIS" REAR RUBBER COUPLING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION VIBRATIONS.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE REAR RUBBER COUPLING AND FLANGE WITH A MODIFIED VERSION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA 1976 2,500
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA 1977 2,500

Source: NHTSA Campaign 78V057000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.