OLDSMOBILE 88 1986: SUSPENSION:REAR

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 86V122000

Make Model Year
OLDSMOBILE 88 1986
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1986-09-22 1986-08-28 1986-08-29

Production Dates: 1985-09-01 - 1986-01-01

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Component: SUSPENSION:REAR

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 38309

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD TO KNUCKLE ATTACHMENT MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY TIGHTENED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS COULD ALLOW THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD TO LOOSEN AT THE KNUCKLE ATTACHMENT. A LOOSE BALL JOINT STUD COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK AND SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE. SEPARATION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

REPLACE AND TIGHTEN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD NUTS.

Notes

SYSTEM: SUSPENSION/REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.