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NHTSA recall 98V180000

Power train › Transfer case (4-wheel drive)

Acura Slx and 1 more

Reported Aug 3, 19983,062 vehicles affectedISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDBuilt Sep 1, 1997 – Jan 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the transfer gearbox flange nuts were not properly installed, causing the nuts to loosen.

The risk

If the flange nuts loosen, the propeller shaft can separate, rendering the vehicle inopeative.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect front and rear flange nuts and, if found loose, tighten to specified torque and secured staked at two places.

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Vehicles in this recall

Acura Slx
1998
Isuzu Trooper
1998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin august 24, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact isuzu at 1-800-643-4070, ext. 300 or acura at 1-800-382-2238.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).