SIGN IN
Language
Log In / Register
Search now
 
 
(Forgot your password?)?

Global News Link 

 
Part of Direction Causes Recall on 34 Models, Audi A3 and Fiat 147
Add to my favorite
2014-04-07

The Brazilian consumers who have been submitting their cars to repairs on systems steering, since last September, should be careful with this recall because of its component, unlike traditional called automakers, affects a replacement part. According to the SKF Brazil, auto parts manufacturer, the component called axial joint, which is part of the system that transmits the steering movements of the wheel, can break entirely with the vehicle in full motion, causing loss of drivability and, of certain, accident.
The defective batch was developed for the aftermarket of 34 different models, including models yet to be produced in Brazil, as Volkswagen Passat and Ford Explorer. Cars that have already been discontinued for decades, including Fiat 147, Oggi and Panorama.
The other models are Audi (A3), Fiat Brava, Elba, Fiorino, Idea, Pick-up, Prêmio, Siena, Strada, Uno and Tempra, Ford Courier, EcoSport, Escort, Fiesta, Ka and Ranger, Chevrolet Agile, Celta, Corsa, Classic, Meriva, Montana, Prisma and Tigra, Volkswagen Golf and New Beetle.

 
Save and share
 
by Sérgio Milatias, Executive Editor (www.revistadoparafuso.com.br) arranged by Fastener World Inc.

Subscribe