JENSEN MOTORS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-09-09.
Recall campaignNHTSA 75V168000
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
Component
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
Manufacturer
JENSEN MOTORS, INC.
Vehicles affected
6,000
Reported to NHTSA
1975-09-09
Owners notified
1975-09-10
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
JENSEN CAMPAIGN NO 05-08-09-42.POSSIBILITY THAT THE COTTER PIN ON THE FRONTSUSPENSION UPRIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS EITHER INCORRECTLY INSTALLED OROMMITTED IN PRODUCTION.IF ALLOWED TO GO UNCORRECTED, AND THE NUT BACKS OFFTHE BALL JOINT, THE BALL JOINT COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TOCOLLAPSE AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE CRASH.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND EITHERINSTALLING CORRECTLY OR REPLACING IF OMMITED).
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