| NHTSA Record Id: 6241 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: LINCOLN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011975000203165000000041 |
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| Model Name: LS |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V359001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S39 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 18 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 29 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 82300 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 24 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Nov, 03 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 03 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the front suspension lower ball joints were not tightened to specifications when they were attached to the lower control arms. |
Consequence Summary: If the ball joint attaching nuts are not adequately tightened, they can loosen and, ultimately, result in fracture of the ball joint stud. if the ball joint fractures, control of the vehicle could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the torque on the two ball joint attaching nuts. vehicles with loose ball joint attaching nuts will either have the fasteners tightened to specification, or if necessary, the ball joints will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 24, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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