The defect
BALLJOINTS, WHICH CONNECT THE STEERING LINKAGE COMPONENTS TO THE WHEELS, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND COULD DETACH.
The remedy
ANY BALLJOINTS THAT WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WILL BE CORRECTED. (AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BALLJOINT WILL BE HIGHLY VISIBLE).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grumman Kubvan | 1983, 1984 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman Kubvan | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Kubvan | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1984
13 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the suspension; GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 84V159000 20 Dec 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V153000 28 Nov 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V142000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 84V121000 5 Oct 1984 | DOLPHIN RV PRODUCTS INC. |
| 84V118000 1 Oct 1984 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 84V110000 21 Sept 1984 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 84V104000 6 Sept 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V070000 1 Jun 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984