- Vehicles
- 31
- Built between
- May 1980 – Aug 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 November 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1980 and August 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1980-1981 Aurora GRXBuilt May 1980 to August 1981
What the defect is
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.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE HUB ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1980 to August 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 November 1982
- Owners notified30 November 1982
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 November 1982.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AURORA CARS, LIMITED
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; rear axle hub.consequences of defect: in the event of hub carrier breakage, the wheel willride up towards the wheel well until the upper control arm makes contact withthe bump stop. The half shaft will maintain driving stability but due to theslightly raised angle at which it will operate, the half shaft will begin toknuckle, generating a very audible grinding noise.note: if such a grinding noise is heard, the vehicle should be stoppedimmediately.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.