Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 89V080000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 01/01/1989 to 01/01/1989 | V (Vehicle) | 10600 | 06/09/1989 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/19/1989 | 06/05/1989 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Improperly heat treated rear suspension knuckles could experience high mileage fatigue cracks and eventual fracture. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in rear suspension failure at theaffected wheel with an adverse affect on control of the car, which couldcause an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace knuckles that have the affected lot codes. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: rear suspension knuckles.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/03/2005 | 1 | ||
| While driving approximately 40 mph a loud snap came from the front passenger's side wheel. this caused the vehicle not to be able to turn left, and then ended up crashing with the guard rail. the cause was undetermined.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| Wheel bearing failed. nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM - LINES AND FITTINGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Nut that holds the rear axle in place and the hub the rear wheel in mounted on had backed off and the rear wheel was about to fall off. | |||