TRAILSTAR P30 1976: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
| Make : TRAILSTAR | Model : P30 | Year : 1976 |
| Build Dates : 1974-08-01 - 1976-08-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 77V098000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1977-06-24 | Date Received by ODI: 1977-06-22 | Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12 |
| Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC | ||
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| Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 107584 | ||
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Summary:
THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH BALL JOINTS WHICH MAY CONTAIN SOCKETS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT-TREATED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE SOCKET TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND ALLOW THE BALL JOINT STUD TO SEPARATE FROM THE SOCKET, CAUSING EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, WHERE NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | V Report | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF SUSPENSION COLLAPSES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. |
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