The defect
Fox Factory, Inc. (Fox Factory) is recalling certain 2019-2021 GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles that are equipped with Tuscany Kits, model number 501T-02-00064. Excessive wear to the front-upper control arm ball joints could result in ball joint failure and wheel separation.
The risk
Separation of a front wheel while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the original equipment front-upper control arms with new upgraded front-upper control arms, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2021. Owners may contact Fox Factory at 1-831-274-6500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tuscany Motor CO Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Tuscany Motor CO GMC Sierra 1500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscany Motor CO Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuscany Motor CO Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuscany Motor CO Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuscany Motor CO GMC Sierra 1500 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuscany Motor CO GMC Sierra 1500 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuscany Motor CO GMC Sierra 1500 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2021
48 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the suspension; Fox Factory, Inc. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 21V00F000 22 Dec 2021 | General Motors, LLC |
| 21V990000 17 Dec 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 21V935000 1 Dec 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V912000 21 Nov 2021 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 21V911000 19 Nov 2021 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 21V886000 16 Nov 2021 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 21V870000 10 Nov 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V835000 25 Oct 2021 | Tesla, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021