What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1987073
- Recall date
- 14 July 1987
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Models
- Gti
- Model years
- 1987
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 550
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
ON VEHICLES WITH ALLOY WHEELS, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BOLTS MAY BE IMPROPERLY TORQUED. IMPROPERLY TORQUED WHEEL BOLTS MAY COME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN WHEEL LOSS AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: LEFT FRONT WHEEL BOLTS WILL BE RETORQUED TO SPECIFICATION.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1987073.