Hearth Record

Power train: driveline: driveshaft (Dana)

Vehicle equipment recall 80E-007. NHTSA received DANA CORPORATION’s report on Apr 8, 1980.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received DANA CORPORATION’s report on Apr 8, 1980. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

THE DEFECT INVOLVES AN INCORRECTLY DESIGNED SHIFT FORK.

THE SHIFT FORK WAS DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE A SWITCH WHICH WOULD ILLUMINATE A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE POWER TAKE-OFF IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR.

DUE TO THE INCORRECT SHIFT FORK, THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHES MOMENTARILY, THEN GOES OFF.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Power train: driveline: driveshaft.

What should you do?

THE MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE POWER TAKE-OFF UNITS WITH AIR SHIFT ASSEMBLIES WHICH CONTAIN THE PROPER ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES AND TRUCKS.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; CHELSEA; POWER TAKE OFFS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS IN OR OUT OF THEVEHICLE IF THE OPERATOR BELIEVES THE POWER TAKE-OFF IS DISENGAGED WHEN IT ISACTUALLY IN GEAR.NOTE: THE DRIVER WILL RECEIVE A PRIOR WARNING THAT THE SHIFT INDICATING LIGHTIS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY SINCE THE LIGHT FLASHES MOMENTARILY WHILE THE POWERTAKE-OFF IS BEING ENGAGED BUT WILL NOT BE LIT WHEN THE POWER TAKE-OFF ISOPERATING THE AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE OPERATED AS IF THEINDICATOR WERE NOT PRESENT AND THE INDICATOR SYSTEM SHOULD BE REMOVED AS SOONAS POSSIBLE.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 1,237 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Dana DanaBuilt from Mar 1, 1980 to Mar 1, 1980

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by DANA CORPORATION.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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