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NHTSA Campaign 82E012000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Issued by DANA CORPORATION · Reported May 26, 1982 · 60,464 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE REQUIRED TORQUE TO TIGHTEN THE UPPER BALL JOINT INTO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM CANNOT BE REACHED, BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE SIZE OF THE BALL CASE THREAD OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE THREAD MAY BE TOO SMALL.

Remedy

THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED TO SEE IF IT CONTAINS THE DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY. ALL DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE REPLACED WITH A DEFECT-FREE UPPER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DANA DANA 60,464

Source: NHTSA Campaign 82E012000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.